Fedspeak MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing and analyzing Federal Reserve (FOMC) statements.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Fedspeak MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing and analyzing Federal Reserve (FOMC) statements. Exposed over MCP by the fedspeak mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

This server provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface for accessing and analyzing Federal Reserve (FOMC) statements. It enables semantic search and analysis of FOMC statements while handling all the complexity of data retrieval and processing behind a clean, tool-based interface.

  • Search Statements — Semantically search FOMC statements by topic, date, or content
  • Metadata Access — Get information about available statements
  • Trend Analysis — Analyze language trends in Fed statements over time
  • Resource Access — Access full statement content as resources
  • Prompt Templates — Use pre-defined prompt templates for common analysis tasks

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • search_fomc_statements — Search Federal Reserve statements semantically
  • get_fomc_metadata — Get metadata about available FOMC statements
  • analyze_fomc_trends — Analyze trends in Federal Reserve language over time
  • get_latest_statement — Get the most recent FOMC statement with full text
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need one environment variable: FEDSPEAK_API_ENDPOINT. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Python 3.10 or higher - A running private API server with access to the FOMC database

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Fedspeak's toolset — search_fomc_statements, get_fomc_metadata, analyze_fomc_trends and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by milind-kulshrestha; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the fedspeak mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_fomc_statementsSearch Federal Reserve statements semantically
get_fomc_metadataGet metadata about available FOMC statements
analyze_fomc_trendsAnalyze trends in Federal Reserve language over time
get_latest_statementGet the most recent FOMC statement with full text
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.

Configuration

  • Python 3.10 or higher - A running private API server with access to the FOMC database
VariableDescriptionRequired
FEDSPEAK_API_ENDPOINTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Fedspeak to search fomc statements.
  • Use Fedspeak to get fomc metadata.
  • Use Fedspeak to analyze fomc trends.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Fedspeak to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (search_fomc_statements, get_fomc_metadata, analyze_fomc_trends, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Fedspeak directly.