FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server for Claude Code 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development. Add FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy as an MCP server in one command and Claude Code will discover every tool at runtime. ideal for automation pipelines, CI/CD integration, and headless workflows via Vinkius.
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claude mcp add fred-categories-economic-data-taxonomy --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
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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.
Claude Code registers FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 4 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy data drives decisions without human intervention.
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 Claude Code 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 Claude Code via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server with Claude Code.
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
Add the MCP Server
Run the command above in your terminal
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
Start using FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy
Ask Claude: "Using FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy, show me...". 4 tools are ready
Why Use Claude Code with the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server
Claude Code provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy through the Model Context Protocol.
Single-command setup: `claude mcp add` registers the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy + Claude Code Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Code combined with the FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server delivers measurable value.
CI/CD integration: embed FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy tool calls in your deployment pipeline to validate configurations or fetch secrets before shipping
Headless batch processing: schedule Claude Code to query FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy nightly and generate reports without human intervention
Shell scripting: pipe FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy outputs into other CLI tools for data transformation, filtering, and aggregation
Infrastructure monitoring: run Claude Code in a cron job to query FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy status endpoints and alert on anomalies
FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Tools for Claude Code (4)
These 4 tools become available when you connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Claude Code 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 Claude Code
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Code 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 Claude Code
Common issues when connecting FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Claude Code through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Command not found: claude
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codeConnection timeout
FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy + Claude Code FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy MCP Server with Claude Code.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy with your favorite client
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Connect FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy to Claude Code
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 4 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.