FRED (economic data)

About FRED (economic data)

Use FRED (economic data) with your agent

claude mcp add fred-economic-data -- uvx mcpwright-fred

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-economic-data": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcpwright-fred"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is FRED (economic data)?

FRED (economic data) is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by mcpwright. FRED economic time series + ALFRED vintages: data as originally published, before revisions.

How do I connect FRED (economic data) to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

Install FRED (economic data) from its pypi package (mcpwright-fred) and register it under "mcpServers" in your client's MCP configuration — for example claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor's mcp.json — then restart the client.

Is FRED (economic data) open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/mcpwright/fred-mcp.

Can AI agents pay to use FRED (economic data)?

Not yet through Loomal — FRED (economic data) is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.