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mcp-fred

Access Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) — economic indicators, time series, and releases.

Tools

Tool

Description

search_series

Search for FRED economic data series by keyword

get_series

Get metadata for a specific FRED series

get_observations

Get data points (observations) for a FRED series

get_categories

Browse the FRED category tree

get_releases

Get economic data releases and schedules

get_popular_series

Get recently updated/popular FRED series

Related MCP server: FRED MCP Server

Configuration

Variable

Required

Description

FRED_API_KEY

Yes

fred api key

Installation

git clone https://github.com/PetrefiedThunder/mcp-fred.git
cd mcp-fred
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-fred/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your-fred-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with npx

npx mcp-fred

License

MIT

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