FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server for Claude Code 19 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development. Add FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence 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 the Vinkius.
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About FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server
The definitive Mega-Server for U.S. economic intelligence. Why install 5 servers when one does it all?
Claude Code registers FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 19 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly — ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence data drives decisions without human intervention.
What you can do
- 📊 Series (5 tools) — Search, retrieve data, metadata, updates, and vintage revisions for 816,000+ time series
- 📰 Releases (4 tools) — Track economic data releases, dates, and discover series within each release
- 📁 Categories (4 tools) — Navigate the FRED taxonomy tree to discover and filter data
- 🗺 GeoFRED (3 tools) — Regional economic data by state, county, MSA, and Fed district
- 🏷 Tags & Sources (3 tools) — Intelligent tag-based discovery + all 107 official data providers
Popular Series
GDP · UNRATE · CPIAUCSL · FEDFUNDS · DGS10 · SP500 · M2SL · MORTGAGE30US
The FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server exposes 19 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 Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Claude Code via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence 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 Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence
Ask Claude: "Using FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence, show me..." — 19 tools are ready
Why Use Claude Code with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server
Claude Code provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence 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 Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence 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 Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + Claude Code Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Code combined with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server delivers measurable value.
CI/CD integration: embed FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence tool calls in your deployment pipeline to validate configurations or fetch secrets before shipping
Headless batch processing: schedule Claude Code to query FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence nightly and generate reports without human intervention
Shell scripting: pipe FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence outputs into other CLI tools for data transformation, filtering, and aggregation
Infrastructure monitoring: run Claude Code in a cron job to query FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence status endpoints and alert on anomalies
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Tools for Claude Code (19)
These 19 tools become available when you connect FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Claude Code via MCP:
get_category
Key: 32991 (Money/Banking), 10 (Employment), 32992 (National Accounts), 32455 (Prices). Get a FRED category by ID
get_category_children
Start from root (0) to explore top-level categories. Get child categories of a category
get_category_series
Supports filtering by frequency, units, and tags. Get series within a category
get_category_tags
Get tags for a category
get_geo_shapes
Shapes: bea, msa, frb, necta, state, country, county, censusregion. Get geographic shape files for mapping
get_observations
Supports date filtering, unit transformations (pch, log), and frequency aggregation. Get actual data values for a FRED time series
get_regional_data
Use get_series_group first to find the series_group ID. Get cross-sectional regional economic data
get_release
IDs: 10 (Employment), 53 (GDP), 46 (CPI). Get details for a specific release
get_release_dates
Omit release_id for full economic calendar. Get release dates for economic data
get_release_series
Release 10 contains UNRATE, PAYEMS, and hundreds more. Get all series within a release
get_series
Use IDs like GDP, UNRATE, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, DGS10. Get metadata for a specific FRED series
get_series_by_tags
Example: usa;gdp returns US GDP series. Get series matching specific tags
get_series_group
Enter a FRED series ID to discover the group ID. Get series group info for GeoFRED
get_series_updates
Filter by macro or regional. Get recently updated FRED series
get_vintage_dates
Essential for ALFRED-style vintage analysis. Get historical revision dates for a series
list_releases
List all FRED economic data releases
list_sources
List all FRED data sources
search_series
Returns matching series with title, frequency, units, popularity. Use order_by=popularity to find the most-used series. Search 816,000+ economic time series by keyword
search_tags
Search or browse FRED tags
Example Prompts for FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence in Claude Code
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Code agent to start working with FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence immediately.
"Complete macro briefing: GDP, unemployment, inflation, and Fed rate"
"Which state has the lowest unemployment and what are the upcoming economic releases?"
"Find all quarterly seasonally-adjusted series related to housing"
Troubleshooting FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server with Claude Code
Common issues when connecting FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Claude Code through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Command not found: claude
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codeConnection timeout
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + Claude Code FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence 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 Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence with your favorite client
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Connect FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Claude Code
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 19 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.