Search and fetch ~800K Federal Reserve economic time-series from the FRED API via MCP.
Search and fetch ~800K Federal Reserve economic time-series from the FRED API via MCP.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| fedreserve_search_series | Full-text search across FRED series titles, units, frequency, and tags — returns matching series IDs with metadata |
| fedreserve_get_series | Fetch metadata for one or more series (title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range) |
| fedreserve_get_observations | Fetch date+value observation data for one or more series with date-range filtering and unit transformations |
| fedreserve_browse_categories | Navigate the FRED category tree; drill into a category to see child categories and a series sample |
| fedreserve_get_release | Look up a FRED release by ID or name search — returns release metadata and its associated series list |
| fedreserve_dataframe_describe | List active DataCanvas dataframes registered by this server (canvas IDs, row counts, schemas) |
| fedreserve_dataframe_query | Run a SELECT query against a registered DataCanvas dataframe |
| fedreserve_dataframe_drop | Drop a DataCanvas dataframe by name (opt-in via FRED_DATAFRAME_DROP_ENABLED=true) |
{
"mcpServers": {
"federal-reserve-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "bunx",
"args": ["@cyanheads/federal-reserve-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
"FRED_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| FRED_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| FRED_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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