How to Use the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http -- in your terminal. Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection with claude mcp list.

Pipe FRED's entire macroeconomic category tree directly into your terminal with Claude Code.

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Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP to Claude Code

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Headless category traversal for Claude Code

Your terminal agent executes `get_category` to pull top-level metadata for massive data buckets like Population or Production. It follows up instantly with `get_category_children` to crawl down the hierarchy. You run a cron job to update your macro database. This MCP server lets the agent walk the tree headlessly, mapping the current state of FRED's taxonomy without opening a single browser tab.

Extract series IDs programmatically

The agent triggers `get_category_series` to list every available indicator within a specific node. It filters the output by frequency and units directly in the shell. You can pipe those exact series IDs into your automated ingestion scripts or Docker containers. The terminal agent handles the entire discovery process.

Inspect data dimensions via tags

The agent runs `get_category_tags` to dump the exact dimensions FRED uses for a given category. Building automated queries means you need to know the available parameters. That output tells your CI/CD pipeline exactly how to format the next batch of data requests. You get a perfectly structured query map generated entirely from the command line.

Setup guide

Set up FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see fred-categories-economic-data-taxonomy-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http fred-categories-economic-data-taxonomy-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-categories-economic-data-taxonomy-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http -- ` in your terminal. Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection with `claude mcp list`.

Yes. You can script the agent to periodically walk the category tree and check for new economic series. It pipes the updated taxonomy directly into your backend systems.

Manual data discovery breaks automated pipelines. Running this MCP server in the terminal lets your ingestion scripts dynamically adapt when FRED updates their category structures.

Tell the agent to pull the category tags first. It uses those dimensions to filter the series list by specific frequencies or units before passing the data to your scripts.

Never. The connection only passes macroeconomic category IDs and tag requests outbound to FRED. Your shell history, environment variables, and local scripts remain completely secure.

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