# fred-data-mcp

> MCP server for Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/fred-data-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/example/fred-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/example/fred-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.7
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:fred-data-mcp

### Description (declared)

# FRED MCP Server

An MCP server for the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API.

## Features

- Search for economic data series.
- Retrieve data points for series.
- Explore Categories, Releases, Sources, and Tags.
- Pagination support for large datasets.
- Option to save data as JSON files.

## Configuration

Set the `FRED_API_KEY` environment variable to your FRED API key.

## Usage

Run with `uvx` (if published):
```bash
uvx fred-data-mcp
```

### Installation from PyPI

Once published, you can install and run directly:
```bash
pip install fred-data-mcp
# or
uvx fred-data-mcp
```

## Claude Desktop Configuration

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

### Published Package (Recommended)
If you have published the package to PyPI, you can key off the package name directly:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fred-data-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Local Development
If you are running from the source code repository:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "/absolute/path/to/fred-mcp",
        "fred-data-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Development

### Running the MCP Inspector
To test the server locally with the MCP Inspector:

**Windows (PowerShell):**
```powershell
$env:FRED_API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
.\run-inspector.ps1
```

**Bash:**
```bash
export FRED_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
./run-inspector.sh
```

Alternatively, run the command directly:
```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run fred-data-mcp

## Publication

### Publishing to PyPI
A helper script `publish.ps1` is provided to automate version bumping and publication.

**Requirements:**
- `uv` installed.
- PyPI credentials configured (e.g., via `~/.pypirc` or enviro…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/fred-data-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:23:42.940Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/fred-data-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/fred-data-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:fred-data-mcp