MCP Server for FRED

A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to access Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

Requirements

• A FRED API key: Get one here
• Save your API key in a .env file in the project root.

Install

Clone the repo and add below to the config.json

"fred": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/PATH/TO/CLONED/DIRECTORY/mcp-fred/",
        "run",
        "mcp_fred.py"
    ]
}