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Connect Fred Releases Economic Calendar to your AI

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Keep your agent updated on every major U.S. economic release.

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Curated set · 4 capabilities

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01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through FRED.

  1. 01

    List releases

    This capability provides a full list of all available economic data releases provided by FRED.

  2. 02

    Get release

    This capability fetches specific details for a single FRED release using its ID, such as the Employment Situation or GDP.

  3. 03

    Get release dates

    This capability retrieves upcoming and historical release dates for a specific economic event or for all releases to build a calendar.

  4. 04

    Get release series

    This capability identifies all the individual data series, like UNRATE, that are bundled within a specific FRED release.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Automated Macro Alerts

Your agent monitors the release dates for CPI and notifies you before the data drops.

02

Data Series Mapping

You ask your agent to find every series contained within the Employment Situation release.

03

Custom Economic Calendars

Your agent builds a weekly schedule of upcoming releases like Housing Starts or GDP.

04

Historical Data Audits

You use the agent to look up past release dates for specific economic indicators.

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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
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  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-releases-economic-calendar-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vAAojUy2S5d3zwSPBnpG4S1TghR9Sg9X2WEeWrR0/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

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Who it's for

Built for the work FRED owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to react to macro-economic shifts in real time.

  • 01

    Traders

    They use the agent to track market-moving data drops like the Federal Funds Rate.

  • 02

    Macro Strategists

    They rely on the agent to monitor series like GDP and CPI for trend analysis.

  • 03

    Economic Journalists

    They use the agent to verify release dates and specific data series for reporting.

FAQ

Questions FRED owners ask.

  • 01

    What economic data can this MCP access?

    It provides access to over 300 official releases, including Employment Situation, GDP, CPI, PPI, FOMC, and the Federal Funds Rate.

  • 02

    How do I find specific data series like UNRATE?

    You can ask your agent to list the series within a specific release ID using the get_release_series capability.

  • 03

    Can I use this to build a weekly economic calendar?

    Yes, you can use the get_release_dates capability to pull upcoming and historical dates for all or specific releases.

  • 04

    Which AI clients can use this MCP?

    Any MCP-compatible client like Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or VS Code can use this MCP once connected via Vinkius.

  • 05

    Does this MCP provide real-time updates?

    It provides access to the official FRED release schedules, allowing your agent to track upcoming data drops as they are scheduled.

  • 06

    What is a FRED release?

    A release is a collection of related series published together on a schedule. For example, the 'Employment Situation' release (#10) published monthly by BLS contains unemployment rate, nonfarm payrolls, and 500+ labor market series.

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