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FRED MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for accessing the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API. This server provides tools to search and retrieve economic data series from FRED.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• FRED API Key (obtain from FRED API)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kablewy/fred-mcp-server
   cd fred-mcp-server
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Copy the .env.example file to .env and add your FRED API key:

   FRED_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

Usage

Development

Run the server in development mode:

npm run dev

Production

1. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

2. Start the server:

   npm start
   

Available Tools

The server provides the following FRED API tools:

Series Search

Search for economic data series using various parameters.

Series Observations

Retrieve observations for a specific economic data series with options for:

• Date range filtering
• Frequency adjustment
• Aggregation methods
• Sorting and pagination

Development

Project Structure

fred-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts      # Server entry point
│   ├── tools.ts      # Tool implementations
│   └── types.ts      # TypeScript interfaces
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── .env

Testing

Run the test suite:

npm test

License

[Your chosen license]

Contributing

[Your contribution guidelines]

Acknowledgments

• Built with Model Context Protocol SDK
• Data provided by Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)