io.github.mcpwright/fred-mcp

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by mcpwright · Python

FRED (economic data)

FRED economic time series + ALFRED vintages: data as originally published, before revisions.

Query FRED economic time series with historical vintages as originally published.

Topics

alfredclaudeeconomicsfederal-reservefredmcpmodel-context-protocol

Install

Configuration

Environment variables

FRED_API_KEYrequired

Your own free FRED API key (get one at fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key_request.html). Keys are personal under the FRED API Terms of Use.

FRED_MCP_USER_AGENT

Descriptive User-Agent identifying your deployment. Optional.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcpwright-fred"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_MCP_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_FRED_MCP_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}