# mcp-fred

> Use this tool when you need to access large economic datasets, such as GDP and unemployment rates, to inform AI-driven decisions or analysis. It solves problems related to economic data retrieval, providing AI agents with a simple interface to search, retrieve metadata, and fetch historical observations from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API. With over 800,000 economic time series available, it is ideal for use cases requiring comprehensive and reliable economic data.

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

## Description

An MCP server that wraps the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API, providing access to over 800,000 economic time series like GDP and unemployment. It enables AI agents to search for data, retrieve metadata, and fetch historical observations directly from the St. Louis Fed.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/vosajv7y36)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/PetrefiedThunder/mcp-fred>

## 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": "petrefiedthunder-mcp-fred"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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