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FRED Releases Connector for AI agents.

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Track U.S. economic data releases and historical schedules in real time.

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Why people use FRED Releases

FRED Releases for U.S. Economic Data Tracking

This Connector puts that entire calendar into your AI client. You just ask when the next CPI drop is, and your agent pulls it from the source. It turns a multi-tab research project into a single sentence.

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You get a live, searchable database of U.S. economic events without leaving your chat interface.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.

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  1. Real-world use case 01

    Building a custom calendar

    A trader asks for all release dates for the next 30 days to see when the Fed might move and plans their week accordingly.

  2. Real-world use case 02

    Verifying series

    A researcher wants to know if a specific series is part of the GDP release and asks the agent to check the series list.

  3. Real-world use case 03

    Quick stats check

    A journalist needs the release ID for the Housing Starts report to find the most recent data for a breaking story.

Complete set · 4capabilities

The complete FRED Releases capability set.

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

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4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through FRED Releases.

  1. 01 Capability

    Get release dates

    Pull dates for all releases or a specific one by ID. Use this to build a custom calendar of upcoming market-moving events.

  2. 02 Capability

    List releases

    Get a full list of all official FRED economic data releases. This helps you see the full scope of available economic categories.

  3. 03 Capability

    Get release

    Get the full details for one specific release using its ID. This is the best way to look up the specifics of a single economic category.

  4. 04 Capability

    Get release series

    See every data series within a specific release like Employment Situation. This tells you exactly what metrics are included in a single report.

Set up in minutes

One URL. Then ask FRED Releases to work.

Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use FRED Releases from the conversation.

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  1. Step 01

    Open Connectors

    In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.

  2. Step 02

    Add the URL

    Choose Add custom connector, name it FRED Releases, and paste the URL above.

  3. Step 03

    Turn it on in chat

    Select +, open Connectors, and enable FRED Releases for the conversation.

Where the request belongs

Work FRED can move forward.

Built around the request

This is for the macro analyst or trader who needs to know exactly when a data point drops to avoid being blindsided by market volatility.

01

Macro Strategist

Uses this to build out weekly economic calendars and check for upcoming volatility to time market moves.

02

Financial Journalist

Pulls historical release dates and series lists to verify facts for news stories and economic reporting.

03

Fund Manager

Monitors the Federal Funds Rate and CPI schedules to align portfolio adjustments with key data releases.

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02 3 capabilities

FRED Tags & Sources — Data Discovery

Discover FRED series through intelligent tagging: search tags like 'gdp', 'inflation', 'monthly', combine multiple tags to find exactly the right series, and explore all 107 official data sources from BLS to the Census Bureau.

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03 5 capabilities

FRED Series — U.S. Economic Time Series

Search and retrieve data from 816,000+ official U.S. economic time series: GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, money supply. with built-in transformations, frequency aggregation, and vintage analysis.

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04 4 capabilities

BEA (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Access official US economic statistics including GDP, personal income, and industry data directly from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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05 4 capabilities

FRED Categories — Economic Data Taxonomy

Navigate the complete FRED taxonomy: from Money & Banking to Employment to Prices. drill down through categories, discover thousands of series organized by topic, and filter by tags and frequency.

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06 4 capabilities

Fiscal Data (U.S. Treasury)

Access real-time U.S. Treasury financial data, including exchange rates, monthly statements, and over 170 fiscal datasets.

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Before you connect

Questions about FRED.

The practical details behind the request, access and result.

Can FRED Releases MCP show me the next CPI date?

Yes, it pulls the specific schedule for the Consumer Price Index so you know exactly when to expect the data. This helps you stay ahead of inflation news without manual searching.

Does FRED Releases MCP include historical dates?

It can pull historical release dates for specific categories, which helps with backtesting or long-term research. You can see exactly when past data points were published.

Can I see what's inside the Employment Situation report?

Yes, the Connector lets your agent list every series included in that release, such as UNRATE and PAYEMS. It shows you the full scope of the data.

Is FRED Releases MCP for real-time data?

It provides the current schedule and release information from the FRED database to keep your agent updated on the latest official U.S. economic events.

How does FRED Releases MCP help traders?

It lets you quickly identify market-moving events like the Federal Funds Rate or GDP releases without leaving your workspace, allowing for faster decision making.

Can I use FRED Releases MCP to find specific release IDs?

You can list all releases to see their IDs, making it easy to target specific data types in your prompts without having to memorize them.

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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