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FRED Economic Data MCP server

Connect FRED Economic Data and your agent gets 5 tools, among them get_category_series, get_release_dates, get_series_info. It answers at https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 10 of 10 times since 5 September 2026; the last check, on 18 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
5
Official
yes, served from olyport.com
Reliability
10 of 10 checks
Response time
499 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
18 October 2026

GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates, and 800K+ economic time series from the Federal Reserve

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 5 tools FRED Economic Data offers

ToolWhat it does
get_category_seriesGet all FRED series within a specific category. FRED organizes data into a hierarchy of categories. Use this to browse available series within a topic area. Common category IDs: - 32991: Money, Banking, & Finance - 10: Population, Employmen
Inputs: category_id
get_release_datesGet release dates for a specific FRED data release. Returns the dates when a particular data release was published. Useful for tracking when economic indicators are updated. Common release IDs: - 10: Consumer Price Index - 46: Producer Pric
Inputs: release_id
get_series_infoGet metadata and details for a specific FRED series. Returns comprehensive information about a series including its title, frequency, units, seasonal adjustment, source, and date range. Use this to understand what a series measures before p
Inputs: series_id
get_series_observationsGet time series observations (data points) for a FRED series. Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time. Use search_series first to find the series_id, or use well-known IDs like UNRATE, GDP, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, MOR
Inputs: series_id, start_date, end_date, limit
search_seriesSearch for FRED economic data series by keyword. Use this to find series IDs for economic indicators. For example, search 'unemployment rate' to find UNRATE, or 'gross domestic product' to find GDP. Returns series metadata including ID, tit
Inputs: search_text, limit

Add FRED Economic Data to your AI client

Every block below points at https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http fred-economic-data https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: FRED Economic Data
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: FRED Economic Data
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.olyport.com%2Ffred%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=fred-economic-data&name=FRED%20Economic%20Data

Is FRED Economic Data up right now?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 499 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about FRED Economic Data

Is there an official FRED Economic Data MCP server?

Yes. It is published by olyport.com and served from mcp.olyport.com, the vendor's own domain: https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp.

How many tools does FRED Economic Data have?

5, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 31 August 2026: get_category_series, get_release_dates, get_series_info, get_series_observations, search_series.

Is FRED Economic Data down?

It answered our last check on 18 October 2026 in 499 ms. Over 10 checks since 5 September 2026 it answered 10.

How do I add FRED Economic Data to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does FRED Economic Data need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: com.olyport. Endpoint host: mcp.olyport.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.olyport:mcp:fred. First indexed 31 August 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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