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Use FRED with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access regional economic data for every U.S. state, county, metro area, and Federal Reserve district. unemployment by state, median income by MSA, GDP by count

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 3 capabilities

The complete FRED capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with FRED.

Capability set01 / 01

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through FRED.

  1. 01

    Get geo shapes

    Shape values: bea, msa, frb, necta, state, country, county, censusregion. Get geographic shape files for mapping

  2. 02

    Get regional data

    Use get_series_group first to find the series_group ID for a FRED series. Region types: state, county, msa, bea, frb, necta, country, censusregion. Get cross-sectional regional economic data

  3. 03

    Get series group

    Enter a FRED series ID (e.g., UNRATE for unemployment) to discover the series_group ID, available region types, units, and seasonality. Get series group info for GeoFRED mapping

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849ms average. Fast in production.

FRED is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1062ms
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Fastest day
679ms
Slowest day
1062ms
14-day trend
Improving-23%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of FRED, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with FRED. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

FRED Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_dQz3eOwtKv9Ev8XPtYBXUvr4NHOeJqxCMzSQWAYm/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — FRED capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-geofred-regional-economic-data-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_dQz3eOwtKv9Ev8XPtYBXUvr4NHOeJqxCMzSQWAYm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions FRED owners ask.

  • 01

    What is GeoFRED?

    GeoFRED is the geographic extension of FRED. While FRED provides national time series, GeoFRED breaks that data down by state, county, metropolitan area, and Federal Reserve district. enabling regional economic comparisons and choropleth mapping.

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