FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 19 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
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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?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 19 tools — Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
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 VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
Start using FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence
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Why Use VS Code Copilot with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server
GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence through the Model Context Protocol.
VS Code is used by over 70% of developers — adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor
Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access
Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop
GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + VS Code Copilot Use Cases
Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step
DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review
Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses
Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (19)
These 19 tools become available when you connect FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot 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 VS Code Copilot
Common issues when connecting FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
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FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + VS Code Copilot FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
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Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
.vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.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 VS Code Copilot
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