MCP server

FRED Economic Data

com.olyport/fred

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates, and 800K+ economic time series from the Federal Reserve

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

olyport.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

5

Token cost

About 1,241 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http fred https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.fred]
url = "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"fred":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"fred":{"url":"https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"fred":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add fred https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"fred","server_url":"https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"fred","server_url":"https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"}

Tools

• get_category_series ~201 tokens
  Get all FRED series within a specific category. FRED organizes data into a hierarchy of categories. Use this to browse available series within a topic area. Common category IDs: - 32991: Money, Banking, & Finance - 10: Population, Employment, & Labor Markets - 32992: National Ac
• get_release_dates ~208 tokens
  Get release dates for a specific FRED data release. Returns the dates when a particular data release was published. Useful for tracking when economic indicators are updated. Common release IDs: - 10: Consumer Price Index - 46: Producer Price Index - 50: Employment Situation (job
• get_series_info ~165 tokens
  Get metadata and details for a specific FRED series. Returns comprehensive information about a series including its title, frequency, units, seasonal adjustment, source, and date range. Use this to understand what a series measures before pulling observations. Args: series_
• get_series_observations ~388 tokens
  Get time series observations (data points) for a FRED series. Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time. Use search_series first to find the series_id, or use well-known IDs like UNRATE, GDP, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, MORTGAGE30US. For state unemployment, use sta
• search_series ~279 tokens
  Search for FRED economic data series by keyword. Use this to find series IDs for economic indicators. For example, search 'unemployment rate' to find UNRATE, or 'gross domestic product' to find GDP. Returns series metadata including ID, title, frequency, units, and date range.

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