FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server for Google ADK 5 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)
# Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
)
)
agent = Agent(
model="gemini-2.5-pro",
name="fred_series_us_economic_time_series_agent",
instruction=(
"You help users interact with FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series "
"using 5 available tools."
),
tools=[mcp_tools],
)
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
About FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server
Connect your AI agent to the most powerful economic data engine in the world. FRED Series gives you direct access to the Federal Reserve's complete time series database.
Google ADK natively supports FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series as an MCP tool provider — declare the Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 5 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.
What you can do
- Search 816,000+ Series — Find any economic indicator by keyword. GDP, CPI, unemployment rate, federal funds rate, housing starts, and hundreds of thousands more
- Retrieve Observations — Get actual date/value pairs with built-in unit transformations (percent change, log, year-over-year) and frequency aggregation (daily → monthly → quarterly → annual)
- Series Metadata — Full details: title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range, source, and notes
- Recent Updates — Monitor which series were just updated — essential for tracking economic releases
- Vintage Analysis — Access ALFRED-style historical revisions to understand how data was revised over time
Popular Series IDs
GDP · UNRATE · CPIAUCSL · FEDFUNDS · DGS10 · SP500 · M2SL · MORTGAGE30US · DEXUSEU · T10YIE
The FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server exposes 5 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK 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 Series — U.S. Economic Time Series to Google ADK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server with Google ADK.
Install Google ADK
Run pip install google-adk
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Create the agent
Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow
Explore tools
The agent will discover 5 tools from FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series via MCP
Why Use Google ADK with the FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server
Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series through the Model Context Protocol.
Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers — declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution
Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series
Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in — not bolted on
Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions
FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series + Google ADK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis
Multi-modal workflows: combine FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent
Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift
Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series
FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Tools for Google ADK (5)
These 5 tools become available when you connect FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series to Google ADK via MCP:
get_observations
Supports date filtering, unit transformations (percent change, log, etc.), and frequency aggregation. This is the primary tool for retrieving economic data. Get actual data values for a FRED time series
get_series
Use well-known IDs like GDP, UNRATE, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, DGS10, SP500, M2SL. Get metadata for a specific FRED series
get_series_updates
Useful for monitoring new data releases. Filter by macro (large/popular series) or regional. Get recently updated FRED series
get_vintage_dates
Essential for ALFRED-style vintage analysis and understanding data revisions. Get historical revision dates for a series
search_series
Returns matching series with title, frequency, units, popularity. Use order_by=popularity to find the most-used series. Examples: "GDP", "unemployment rate", "inflation CPI". Search 816,000+ economic time series by keyword
Example Prompts for FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series in Google ADK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series immediately.
"What is the current U.S. unemployment rate?"
"Show me U.S. GDP growth rate over the last 5 years"
"Compare the federal funds rate with 10-year Treasury yield"
Troubleshooting FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server with Google ADK
Common issues when connecting FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
McpToolset not found
pip install --upgrade google-adkFRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series + Google ADK FAQ
Common questions about integrating FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP Server with Google ADK.
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Connect FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series to Google ADK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 5 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.