FRED MCP Server
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FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) MCP Server
Access economic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - one of the most comprehensive economic databases with 800,000+ time series.
Data Available
Interest Rates - Federal funds rate, Treasury yields, mortgage rates
GDP & Growth - Real/nominal GDP, growth rates
Employment - Unemployment rates, payrolls, labor force
Inflation - CPI, PCE, inflation expectations
Housing - Home prices, housing starts, mortgage rates
Financial Markets - Stock indices, exchange rates, money supply
State/Regional - State-level unemployment, income, GDP
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Setup
Get a free API key at: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html
Add to your MCP config:
{
"fred": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/fred/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"FRED_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}Tools
get_series
Get time series data for a FRED series ID.
Parameter | Required | Description |
seriesId | Yes | FRED series ID (e.g., "GDP", "UNRATE") |
startDate | No | Start date YYYY-MM-DD |
endDate | No | End date YYYY-MM-DD |
limit | No | Max observations (default 100) |
sort | No | "asc" or "desc" (default: desc - most recent first) |
Example: Get recent GDP data
seriesId: "GDP"
limit: 20search_series
Search for FRED series by keywords.
Parameter | Required | Description |
query | Yes | Search keywords (e.g., "unemployment california") |
limit | No | Max results (default 20) |
Example: Find retail sales series
query: "retail sales"
limit: 10get_series_info
Get metadata about a series (title, units, frequency, notes).
Parameter | Required | Description |
seriesId | Yes | FRED series ID |
list_popular
List commonly used FRED series IDs with descriptions.
Returns: Popular series for GDP, unemployment, interest rates, inflation, etc.
get_category_series
Get all series in a FRED category.
Parameter | Required | Description |
categoryId | Yes | Category ID (e.g., 32991 for GDP) |
limit | No | Max results (default 50) |
get_releases
Get recent data releases (useful for finding fresh data).
Parameter | Required | Description |
limit | No | Max results (default 20) |
get_state_data
Shortcut for common state-level economic data.
Parameter | Required | Description |
stateAbbr | Yes | State abbreviation (e.g., "CA", "TX") |
metric | Yes | "unemployment", "income", "population", "gdp" |
Example: Get California unemployment
stateAbbr: "CA"
metric: "unemployment"Popular Series IDs
Series ID | Description |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GDPC1 | Real GDP |
UNRATE | Unemployment Rate |
CPIAUCSL | Consumer Price Index |
FEDFUNDS | Federal Funds Rate |
DGS10 | 10-Year Treasury Rate |
MORTGAGE30US | 30-Year Mortgage Rate |
SP500 | S&P 500 Index |
DEXUSEU | USD/EUR Exchange Rate |
HOUST | Housing Starts |
RSXFS | Retail Sales |
PAYEMS | Total Nonfarm Payrolls |
Rate Limits
120 requests per minute
Documentation
API Documentation: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/fred/
Series Search: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/
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