fred-mcp-server

# fred-mcp-server [](https://github.com/floriancaro/fred-mcp-server/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://pypi.org/project/fred-mcp-server/) [](https://pypi.org/project/fred-mcp-server/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to the full [FRED API](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/fred/) (Federal Reserve Economic Data), including the Maps API for regional and geographic data. Use it to search, explore, and retrieve economic data directly within Claude conversations. > **Disclaimer:** This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis or any Federal Reserve entity. It is an independent open-source tool that accesses the publicly available FRED API. ## Features - **33 tools** covering all FRED API endpoints including Maps (series, categories, releases, sources, tags, maps) - Full parameter support — no artificial limits on pagination or filtering - Built-in rate limiting (120 requests/minute) - Async HTTP client for efficient request handling ## Requirements - Python 3.10+ - A free [FRED API key](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html) ## Installation ```bash pip install fred-mcp-server ``` Or with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/): ```bash uv tool install fred-mcp-server ``` With Docker: ```bash docker build -t fred-mcp-server https://github.com/floriancaro/fred-mcp-server.git ``` From source: ```bash git clone https://github.com/floriancaro/fred-mcp-server.git cd fred-mcp-server uv sync --dev ``` ## Configuration After installing, configure the MCP server for your preferred client. ### Claude Code (CLI) Add the server globally (available in all project…