How to Use the FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery MCP in VS Code Copilot
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Connect FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery MCP to VS Code Copilot
Create your Vinkius account to connect FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery to VS Code Copilot and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Search the Federal Reserve taxonomy
`search_tags` queries the official metadata labels used by the St. Louis Fed. A developer asks Copilot for inflation metrics, and the tool fetches the exact topic and frequency strings required for the API. This stops your team from using inconsistent terminology in their data pipelines. The tool exposes the exact geographic and source labels the Fed uses, ensuring your queries actually work.
Isolate specific series with an MCP Server
`get_series_by_tags` executes multi-variable filtering. You pass a semicolon-separated string like 'usa;gdp', and the endpoint returns the specific series IDs that intersect those parameters. It supports exclusion logic to strip out unwanted data. If your team only models national trends, you configure the tool to drop 'state' and 'county' tags. Your agent retrieves only the high-level series IDs.
Audit the 107 official publishers
`list_sources` fetches the complete directory of institutions providing data to the platform. You run this to verify which specific agency, like the Census Bureau, published a dataset. This is critical for data governance. Your agent pulls the exact legal names of the providers, allowing your team to accurately attribute the data in your application's documentation.
Set up FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery MCP in VS Code Copilot
Prerequisites
- VS Code 1.99 or later with GitHub Copilot extension
- Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token
- 1
Open MCP configuration
Open the Command Palette (
Cmd+Shift+P/Ctrl+Shift+P) and run "MCP: Add Server". Select HTTP (Streamable) as the server type. VS Code will create.vscode/mcp.jsonin your workspace. - 2
Add the FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery MCP
Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into your
.vscode/mcp.json. Replace[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. - 3
Switch to Agent mode
Open Copilot Chat (
Cmd+Shift+I/Ctrl+Shift+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode — they do not appear in Edit or Ask modes. - 4
Verify the connection
In the Copilot Chat input, type
#to list available tools. You should see the FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery tools listed. Try asking: "List my recent FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery transactions" and Copilot will invoke them automatically.
{
"mcpServers": {
"fred-tags-sources-data-discovery-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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