FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server for Windsurf 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?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 19 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your 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 Windsurf 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 Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence
Open Cascade and ask: "Using FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence, help me..." — 19 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows — Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 19 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Tools for Windsurf (19)
These 19 tools become available when you connect FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Windsurf 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 Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf 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 Windsurf
Common issues when connecting FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Full Access — U.S. Economic Intelligence MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.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 Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 19 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.