FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series MCP, Ready to Go
Connect your AI agents to official U.S. economic data with the FRED Series MCP. Get GDP, CPI, and inflation trends in Claude or Cursor.
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Pull official U.S. economic data and macro trends directly into your agent.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
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What AI agents can do with FRED Series MCP: 5 Tools for U.S. Economic Data
Pull, search, and transform 816,000+ official U.S. economic time series using 5 specialized tools.
Get observations
Pull specific data values for a series with built-in math like percent change or log scales. This is the primary tool for getting actual numbers.
Get series updates
Shows you which economic series were recently updated so you can stay on top of new releases. It helps you monitor macro data flow.
Get vintage dates
Retrieves historical revision dates to help you understand how data changed over time. It's essential for seeing how past data was adjusted.
Search series
Finds any of the 816,000 series by keyword like unemployment or housing starts. Use it to discover the right IDs quickly.
Get series
Fetches the full metadata for a specific series, including its units, frequency, and source. Use this to understand the context of a series.
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Every agent action is visible, approved, and auditable. Nothing runs outside your governance.
Absolute agent control
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Cost control per token
Spend broken down to the token, tool, and agent. Budgets and hard limits. No surprise invoices.
Managed & monitored infra
We operate the runtime, authentication, scaling, retries, and monitoring. Your team manages AI, not infrastructure.
Data protection, DLP by design
Sensitive data is filtered before reaching the model. Access is governed so agents receive only the information they're allowed to use.
Token optimization, real savings
Lower AI costs by delivering the right context instead of unnecessary tools. Better accuracy, faster responses, and fewer wasted tokens.
FRED Series MCP for Accurate Macroeconomic Data
This is for the analyst who spends half their day cleaning messy CSVs or the financial advisor who needs to justify a portfolio shift with real-time macro data.
Quantitative Analyst
Pulls multiple series to build backtesting models for trading strategies.
Financial Advisor
Gets current inflation and interest rate trends to explain market moves to clients.
Data Journalist
Quickly finds historical GDP numbers to write accurate economic reports.
Academic Researcher
Uses vintage data to study how economic revisions impact long-term trends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use the FRED Series MCP to get inflation data? +
Yes, it pulls the CPI and other inflation metrics directly from the Federal Reserve's database into your chat.
Does the FRED Series MCP do any math for me? +
Yes, it can calculate percent changes and log scales automatically so you don't have to do any manual calculations.
What kind of series are in the FRED Series MCP? +
It covers over 816,000 series, including GDP, unemployment, interest rates, and housing starts.
Can the FRED Series MCP help with historical revisions? +
Yes, it can retrieve historical revision dates to show you how data was adjusted over time.
Is the FRED Series MCP good for real-time stock prices? +
No, this MCP is specifically for U.S. economic time series and macro data, not for individual stock prices.
Can I search for series by name in the FRED Series MCP? +
Yes, you can search for any economic indicator by keyword like housing, unemployment, or inflation.
How do I get a FRED API key? +
Free and instant! Go to fredaccount.stlouisfed.org/apikeys, create a free account (no credit card), click 'Request API Key', and copy the 32-character key. Takes under 60 seconds.
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