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FRED Categories

Supercharge your AI with FRED Categories. Map out every economic data structure.

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FRED Categories helps you map out the entire economic data taxonomy. Start anywhere—from Money & Banking to Prices—and drill down through thousands of potential series.

It lets your agent discover which categories exist, what dimensions are available for filtering, and ultimately, find the exact time-series indicator you need.

What your AI can do

Get category

Retrieves details for a single, specific FRED category using its unique ID.

Get category children

Lists all the subcategories that fall under a primary category ID to help you map out the full hierarchy.

Get category series

Gathers lists of actual data series within a known category, allowing filters by frequency and units.

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Map top-level economic domains

View the primary, root categories of economic data like National Accounts or Prices.

Drill down through subcategories

Navigate from a broad category to its specific child sections to narrow your focus.

Identify filtering dimensions

Check the available tags for any given category, telling you what filters (like frequency or unit) apply before running a query.

Discover specific data series

Pull lists of actual time-series indicators within a category, applying filters for units and relevance.

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FRED Categories — 4 Tools

These four tools allow your agent to systematically explore the full hierarchy of economic data available in the FRED repository.

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Get Category

Retrieves details for a single, specific FRED category using its unique ID.

Get Category Children

Lists all the subcategories that fall under a primary category ID to help you map...

Get Category Series

Gathers lists of actual data series within a known category, allowing filters by...

Get Category Tags

Returns the available metadata tags for any given category, helping you understand...

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 4 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

It’s a nightmare trying to map out massive datasets manually.

Right now, figuring out what data FRED has means clicking into one category, then checking its sub-categories, and repeating that process dozens of times. You have to jump between tabs just to see if the necessary dimensions—like 'Real' or 'Nominal'—are even available for filtering.

With this MCP, your agent maps the entire structure in minutes. It quickly outlines all major top-level domains and then drills down through every child category path you need. The output is a clean, complete taxonomy map showing exactly where to look.

get_category_series: Pinpointing the exact data needed.

The biggest time sink is going from 'I know I need inflation data' to 'What series ID should I use?' You waste time cross-referencing multiple guides and looking for that specific indicator in a massive list.

This MCP solves it by letting your agent narrow the search. After mapping the category path, you simply ask for the series within that domain, filtering instantly by unit or frequency. The data structure is finally manageable.

What your AI can actually do with this

Need to figure out what data FRED even has? This MCP acts like an expert librarian, allowing your AI client to navigate the massive tree of economic indicators. You don't have to click through eight different menus just to see if a category exists or what tags it supports. Your agent first gets a high-level view by mapping out all major top-level domains.

Once you zero in on an area—say, employment data—it then shows the subcategories within that domain. You can even run a check to see exactly which dimensions apply, like 'Quarterly' or 'Urban,' before you pull any results. This deep structural insight is invaluable for research because it lets your agent find all available series and filter them instantly using Vinkius's catalog framework.

It turns a massive data dump into an actionable map.

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Questions you might have

How do I find all top-level economic categories using get_category? +

You don't use it for the whole thing; you use get_category_children. This function starts at root (0) and maps out all major domains, like Money or Prices, so you know where to start looking.

What is the best way to filter results using get_category_tags? +

You use it after identifying a category. It returns the available tags for that specific category, letting your agent confirm which dimensions (e.g., 'quarterly' or 'urban') you can actually apply later.

If I know a general topic, how do I find all related data? (get_category) +

Use get_category to confirm the primary ID for that topic. This gives your agent the necessary starting point before it can map out the deeper children or series within that domain.

Does get_category_series give me data, or just a list of indicators? +

It provides a comprehensive list of potential time-series indicators. It gives you the metadata and IDs needed to pull the actual time-series data later.

What should I do if an ID is invalid when using get_category? +

The tool will return a specific error code indicating the ID does not exist. Always cross-reference any category ID you input with the official FRED documentation first.

Are there rate limits when I run multiple queries, such as running get_category_children followed by get_category_series? +

Yes. Usage follows FRED's published API guidelines. For deep data exploration across many categories, monitor your usage to stay within the allotted call limits.

If I run get_category_tags and receive an empty list, does that mean the category has no tags? +

It means there are currently no available dimension tags for that specific category. Try checking related parent categories or adjusting your search scope.

Do I need to worry about data formatting when using get_category_series? +

The tool provides structured JSON output. Your AI client receives clean, machine-readable records that make processing the time series straightforward for downstream analysis.

How is FRED organized? +

FRED uses a hierarchical tree of categories. The root (ID 0) branches into 8 domains like Money & Banking, Employment, and Prices. Each domain subdivides into hundreds of subcategories, each containing related series. Start from root and drill down to discover data.

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