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FRED Economic Data

MCP serverVerified domain · olyport.comRemote● LiveFree to try

GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates, and 800K+ economic time series from the Federal Reserve

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to mcp.olyport.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http fred-economic-data https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

  • search_series — Search for FRED economic data series by keyword. Use this to find series IDs for economic indicators. For example, search 'unemployment rate
  • get_series_observations — Get time series observations (data points) for a FRED series. Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time. Use search
  • get_series_info — Get metadata and details for a specific FRED series. Returns comprehensive information about a series including its title, frequency, units,
  • get_category_series — Get all FRED series within a specific category. FRED organizes data into a hierarchy of categories. Use this to browse available series with
  • get_release_dates — Get release dates for a specific FRED data release. Returns the dates when a particular data release was published. Useful for tracking when

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