FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
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import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
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About FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server
Explore FRED like a library. The Categories server lets your AI agent navigate the entire FRED taxonomy tree — from the root down to individual series.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 4 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Browse the Tree — Start from root (category 0) and drill into 8 top-level domains
- Discover Series — Find all series within any category, sorted by popularity
- Tag Filtering — Get tags for any category to understand available dimensions
Top-Level Categories
32991 Money, Banking & Finance · 10 Population & Employment · 32992 National Accounts · 1 Production & Business · 32455 Prices · 32263 International · 33060 Academic Data
The FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
Install dependencies
Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the script
Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
Explore tools
The SDK discovers 4 tools from FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy and passes them to the LLM
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy through natural language queries
FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Tools for Vercel AI SDK (4)
These 4 tools become available when you connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Vercel AI SDK via MCP:
get_category
Root category is 0. Major categories: 32991 (Money, Banking, & Finance), 10 (Population, Employment, & Labor Markets), 32992 (National Accounts), 1 (Production & Business Activity), 32455 (Prices). Get a FRED category by ID
get_category_children
Start from root (0) to explore all top-level categories, then drill down. This is the primary way to discover what data FRED has. Get child categories of a FRED category
get_category_series
Use with category IDs discovered via get_category_children. Supports filtering by frequency, units, and tags. Get series within a FRED category
get_category_tags
Useful for understanding what data dimensions are available and for filtering series. Get tags for a FRED category
Example Prompts for FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy immediately.
"What are the main categories of economic data in FRED?"
"What inflation-related series are available?"
"Navigate to the interest rates subcategory"
Troubleshooting FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpFRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy with your favorite client
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Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Vercel AI SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 4 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.