fred_get_series
Description: Retrieve data for any FRED series by its ID with support for transformations and date ranges.
How to use it
Project documentation lists fred_get_series for the Fred MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.
Install Fred MCP Server
npx -y @smithery/cli install @stefanoamorelli/fred-mcp-server --client claudeOther tools in Fred MCP Server (21)
(optional): "avg" (average), "sum", or "eop" (end of period)
(required): Type of browsing - "categories", "releases", "sources", "categoryseries", "releaseseries"
(optional): Category ID for browsing subcategories or series within a category
(optional): Comma-separated list of tag names to exclude
(optional): Value to filter the variable by
(optional): Filter by "frequency", "units", or "seasonaladjustment"
Description: Browse FRED's complete catalog through categories, releases, or sources.
Description: Search for FRED economic data series by keywords, tags, or filters.
(optional): Frequency aggregation ("d", "w", "m", "q", "a")
(optional): Maximum number of results (default: 50)
(optional): End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
(optional): Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
(optional): Number of results to skip for pagination
(optional): Field to order results by
(optional): Release ID for browsing series within a release
(optional): Text to search for in series titles and descriptions
(optional): "fulltext" or "seriesid"
(required): The FRED series ID (e.g., "GDP", "UNRATE", "CPIAUCSL")
(optional): "asc" or "desc"
(optional): Comma-separated list of tag names to filter by
(optional): Data transformation: