How to Use the FRED Releases — Economic Calendar MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the FRED Releases — Economic Calendar to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http fred-releases -- . Make sure you put all flags before the server name. Verify the connection by running claude mcp list.

Pipe Federal Reserve release schedules directly into your terminal. Claude Code executes macro data pulls from the command line.

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CLI Access to Economic Catalogs

Running `list_releases` through your terminal agent dumps the complete directory of U.S. economic data publications. Claude Code can pipe this output into a JSON file or use it to parameterize a shell script. DevOps engineers use this to automate data warehouse ingestion. Instead of hardcoding targets, your pipeline asks the agent to list available reports and dynamically updates your nightly fetch jobs.

Script the Release Calendar

The `get_release_dates` tool powers terminal-based scheduling by returning exact publication windows. You can run it without an ID to get a global calendar, or pass an ID to isolate something specific like the GDP Advance. This is perfect for CI/CD environments. Claude Code can check the upcoming dates and automatically pause automated trading backtests or trigger alert systems right before a major Fed announcement drops.

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Using `get_release_series` unpacks the hundreds of individual metrics buried inside a top-level economic report. Your terminal agent scans this list to extract specific series IDs for downstream processing. Combine this with `get_release` to grab the core metadata, and you have a complete headless pipeline. The agent writes the python scripts, maps the endpoints, and tests the connections without ever leaving your SSH session.

Setup guide

Set up FRED Releases — Economic Calendar MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see fred-releases-economic-calendar-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest FRED Releases — Economic Calendar transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available FRED Releases — Economic Calendar tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http fred-releases-economic-calendar-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
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Add the FRED Releases — Economic Calendar MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-releases-economic-calendar-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about FRED Releases — Economic Calendar MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http fred-releases -- `. Make sure you put all flags before the server name. Verify the connection by running `claude mcp list`.

Yes. Claude Code operates headlessly, meaning you can trigger it via cron to pull the latest publication schedules and update your local database automatically.

No. These endpoints return the release structures, schedules, and series metadata. You use this information to know exactly when and where to fetch the actual observation values.

Yes. You can prompt the agent to find the ID for the Employment report and immediately fetch its upcoming release dates in one execution flow.

The integration is strictly isolated. The server only reads public macroeconomic metadata and release calendars, meaning your environment variables and pipeline secrets are never exposed to external APIs.

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