fred-mcp-server

An open-source MCP server that provides universal access to over 800,000 Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) time series. It allows AI agents to query economic data through three powerful tools, supporting manual installation, Docker deployment, and Streamable HTTP transport for networked environments.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Stefano Amorelli

You need:This server requires a FRED® API key.

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What you can do with it

Access 800,000+ economic time series
Query Federal Reserve Economic Data
Deploy via Docker or HTTP transport

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.1

mcp-registry: io.github.stefanoamorelli/fred-mcp-server@1.0.1 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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fred-mcp-server 1.0.1

npm

fred-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "fred-mcp-server",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "FRED_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your FRED API key to access the API"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "fred-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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