FRED (economic data) MCP server
FRED economic time series + ALFRED vintages: data as originally published, before revisions.
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FRED (economic data) tools (9)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
compare_seriesAlign 2-5 series on one date axis for comparison.
get_latestThe most recent value of a series, plus its next scheduled release.
get_observationsA series' values in a date window, optionally transformed/downsampled.
get_release_calendarUpcoming data-release dates ("when is the next jobs report / CPI?").
get_revision_historyOne data point's life across revisions: earliest archived print -> today.
get_seriesFull metadata for one series: units, frequency, range, and notes.
get_series_as_ofA series EXACTLY as it was known on a past date — before later revisions.
get_vintage_datesWhen a series' data was released or revised (its ALFRED vintages).
search_seriesFind FRED series by free-text search, best matches first.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-02 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan6 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 73 days ago12/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How FRED (economic data) compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 86/100
- higher than 72% of 48,255 servers
- Tools
- 9
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Downloads a week
- 34
- more than 23% of 12,191 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 9 read
Install FRED (economic data) in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add fred-mcp -- uvx mcpwright-fred
What the publisher says
From the FRED (economic data) repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
fred-mcp
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.mcpwright/fred-mcp -->
FRED® economic data inside your AI agent — including what the numbers said before the revisions. An MCP server for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's FRED® API: search and read 800,000+ U.S. and international time series, follow the release calendar, and — the distinctive part — query ALFRED® vintage data: any series exactly as it was known on a past date, and any single data point's full revision history from its initial print to today's value.
Read-only, built on public endpoints, powered by your own free FRED API key. Live API calls with a volatility-aware cache (vintage reads are immutable and cache long; current data stays fresh) — no bulk mirroring.
This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. By using this server you agree to the
FRED® API Terms of Use.
Status: v0.1.0 — live on PyPI (uvx mcpwright-fred) and the official MCP Registry (io.github.mcpwright/fred-mcp). 9 tools, CI-gated, built on mcpwright-core.
Why vintage data matters
Economic numbers get revised — sometimes dramatically. The advance estimate of Q4-2008 real GDP told policymakers the economy was shrinking far more slowly than the number that stands today. If an agent reasons about what decision-makers knew at the time using current data, it is quietly wrong. getseriesasof and getrevision_history make as-published data a first-class question.
Tools
All tools are read-only and annotated as such.
What can you ask?
Every question below was run live against the real FRED API through these tools (answers as of June 2026 — ask again and they'll be current).
Everyday questions:
report?" — getlatest(UNRATE) → 4.3% (May 2026), next release 2026-07-02.
- *"What's the unemployment rate right now, and when's the next jobs
(it correctly skips the . rows daily series publish on holidays).
- "What's the 10-year Treasury yield today?" — get_latest(DGS10) → 4.53%
getobservations(CPIAUCSL, transform=pctchange_yoy) → 2.4% → 3.3% → 3.8% → 4.2% over Feb–May 2026.
- "How has inflation trended over the past year?" —
MEHOINUSA672N (real) and MEHOINUSA646N (nominal), annual.
- "Find me data on median household income." — search_series →
since 2024." — compareseries([UNRATE, JTSJOL]) → one aligned table.
- *"Is the labor market loosening? Compare unemployment and job openings
241 release dates, CPI included.
- "What economic data comes out this week?" — getreleasecalendar(7) →
get_observations(A191RL1Q225SBEA) → −0.6, +3.8, +4.4, +0.5%.
- "What was real GDP growth each quarter of 2025?" —
get_observations(CPIAUCSL, frequency=annual) → one row per year.
- "Give me CPI as annual averages for the 2020s." —
Questions only the vintage tools can answer:
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
FRED (economic data): common questions
- Is FRED (economic data) MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (86/100). Read the FRED (economic data) safety report
- How do I install FRED (economic data)?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does FRED (economic data) need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 2 settings from the environment.
- Is FRED (economic data) maintained?
- The last commit was 76 days ago (2026-08-20). The latest release is v0.1.1.
- How does FRED (economic data) compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 86/100 (higher than 72% of 48,255 servers); tools 9 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.