# FRED

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze economic data from the Federal Reserve, as it connects to the FRED API to retrieve data on economic series, categories, and geographic information. It solves problems related to economic research, data tracking, and analysis by providing efficient data retrieval and filtering capabilities. With support for searching, browsing, and exploring economic data, it is ideal for use cases that require up-to-date and accurate economic information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/floriancaro-fred  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/floriancaro-fred

## Description

Connects to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API with 33 tools covering all available endpoints including Maps. Supports searching economic series, browsing category hierarchies, tracking data releases, exploring sources, filtering by tags, and accessing geographic economic data. Features built-in rate limiting at 120 requests per minute and async HTTP handling for efficient data retrieval.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** maps-location
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/floriancaro-fred)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/floriancaro/fred-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "floriancaro-fred"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/floriancaro-fred` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/floriancaro-fred/pull`

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