Federal Reserve Mcp Server
Search and pull Federal Reserve FRED economic series—roughly 800K identifiers—into agent workflows for research and dashboard wiring.
Overview
io.github.cyanheads/federal-reserve-mcp-server is a MCP server for the Idea phase that searches and fetches ~800K FRED economic time series for your agent using a required FRED API key.
What is this MCP server?
- Search and fetch economic time series from the FRED API via MCP tools
- Catalog scale on the order of ~800K Federal Reserve series per server description
- Requires FRED_API_KEY from stlouisfed.org for all API calls
- DataCanvas registration with configurable FRED_DATASET_TTL_SECONDS default 86400
- stdio npm @cyanheads/federal-reserve-mcp-server with Bun runtime hint
- Published server version 0.2.0
- Described catalog scale ~800K Federal Reserve economic time series
- Default FRED_BASE_URL https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred
Community signal: 1 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Macro-backed features need real St. Louis Fed series, but manually hunting FRED IDs and HTTP parameters kills agent-assisted momentum.
Who is it for?
Builders shipping finance, proptech, or B2B analytics who want FRED discovery and pulls inside Claude Code or Cursor sessions.
Skip if: Intraday trading systems, proprietary bank data rooms, or workflows that cannot store a FRED_API_KEY securely.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent retrieves authoritative FRED observations and metadata so research docs and product analytics cite the same economic ground truth.
- Search hits and fetched observation sets for named FRED series
- TTL-governed DataCanvas tables for longer analytic agent queries
- Reusable macro snippets for validate pricing stories or grow reporting
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Journey fit
Macro and industry time series from FRED belong on the idea shelf first because builders discover signals before they embed charts in shipped products. Research captures search-and-fetch across the large FRED catalog when framing markets, pricing models, or investor narratives.
How it compares
FRED API MCP wrapper with DataCanvas spillover, not a Bloomberg terminal skill or spreadsheet-only macro template.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is federal-reserve-mcp-server for?
Indie builders and data-minded founders who use MCP agents and need searchable access to Federal Reserve FRED economic series.
When should I use federal-reserve-mcp-server?
Use it while researching market timing, pricing elasticity, or chart-backed content, and again when integrating live macro feeds into apps.
How do I add federal-reserve-mcp-server to my agent?
Obtain a FRED_API_KEY, set it in MCP server env, and register @cyanheads/federal-reserve-mcp-server with stdio (Bun, start:stdio) in your client config.