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FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP. Map Economic Trends Across US Geography.

FRED GeoFRED — Regional Economic Data connects your AI client to comprehensive U.S. economic metrics. It provides unemployment, income levels, and GDP data broken down by state, county, MSA, or Federal Reserve District. Get cross-sectional regional comparisons and necessary geographic boundaries for detailed analysis.

FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Map Geographic Boundaries

Retrieve the GeoJSON shape files needed for mapping data across specific U.S. regions.

Discover Data Availability

Check which types of geographic breakdowns (like state or county) exist for a given economic metric.

Get Cross-Sectional Regional Metrics

Fetch specific regional economic data points, such as unemployment rates or income levels, broken down by geography.

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What AI agents can do with FRED GeoFRED Regional Economic Data - 3 Tools

Use these tools to discover available regions for any metric, pull cross-sectional data across US geography, and retrieve the necessary map boundaries.

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Get Regional Data

Retrieves cross-sectional regional economic data for specified U.S. areas like states or counties.

Get Series Group

Determines the available region types and units for any given FRED series ID to...

Get Geo Shapes

Downloads standardized geographic shape files, including boundaries for counties and...

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FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

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Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

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Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The FRED GeoFRED Regional Data integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Comparing US regions used to be a spreadsheet nightmare.

If you work in location intelligence or policy, you know the drill: You pull a national metric for unemployment. Then, you have to open 20 different tabs and download regional breakdowns—one sheet per state, another for counties, another for MSAs. Copy-pasting these numbers into a master Excel sheet is tedious, error-prone work that takes hours.

With this MCP, your agent handles the complexity. You tell it you need unemployment data broken down by MSA; the agent finds the right series group, pulls all the regional metrics, and provides clean, structured data ready for immediate comparison.

get_geo_shapes gives you map boundaries instantly.

The hardest part of mapping is getting the correct shape files. Manually sourcing GeoJSON for 50 states, 3000 counties, and various MSAs and ensuring they all align is a massive data engineering lift that usually stalls projects.

Now, your agent uses get_geo_shapes to pull standardized boundary data instantly. The result isn't just clean coordinates; it’s the ready-to-use foundation for any complex visualization you build.

What FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP does for your AI

If you're building a dashboard that needs to show how economics play out across the country, this MCP is what you need. It takes standard national economic time series data—like unemployment rates or median income—and breaks it down into specific geographical regions. You can pull regional snapshots for any U.S. area type, including states, counties, and metro areas.

Plus, it gets you the GeoJSON-compatible shape files required to actually map that data visually. When your agent needs to compare performance across different geographic boundaries or build a spatial analysis piece, this MCP makes that possible. You'll connect through Vinkius, giving your AI client access to thousands of other specialized tools alongside these economic datasets.

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Frequently asked questions about FRED GeoFRED Regional Data MCP

How do I know if a metric is available by county using get_series_group? +

You run get_series_group with the desired FRED series ID. The resulting metadata will list all supported region types, confirming whether 'county' or other local breakdowns are valid for that specific metric.

What if I need to compare data across different regions like BEA and FRB? +

You can use get_regional_data multiple times. You just need to confirm the region type (bea or frb) is valid for your metric first, using get_series_group.

Does FRED GeoFRED support international data? +

No, this MCP is specialized for U.S. internal economics. It supports US region types like state, county, and MSA, but not global country comparisons.

Can I get the boundaries for multiple regions at once with get_geo_shapes? +

Yes, you specify the desired shape type (e.g., 'state' and 'county') in a single call to get_geo_shapes, ensuring consistency across your mapping project.

What kind of data can I pull using get_regional_data? +

You can retrieve various cross-sectional economic metrics including unemployment, median income, poverty rates, and GDP breakdowns for specific US regions.