# FRED API MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve economic time series data, such as GDP, inflation, and interest rates, to inform business or financial decisions. It integrates the FRED API with MCP, allowing AI assistants to access a vast repository of economic data. Input parameters include data series IDs and date ranges, with output in a machine-readable format for further analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/mike-whypred-fred-api-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mike-whypred-fred-api-mcp

## Description

Integrates the FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) API with MCP, enabling AI assistants to retrieve economic time series data such as GDP, inflation, and interest rates.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/lu2zjmmow9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mike-whypred/fred-api-mcp>

## 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": "mike-whypred-fred-api-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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