FRED Economic Data

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• browse_categoryBrowse FRED Data Categoriesread-only

  Browse FRED's category tree to discover data by topic. Start at category 0 (root) to see top-level topics, then pass a child category ID to drill in. Shows child categories and the series within the category. Use this tool when: - The user wants to explore what economic data exists by topic - You want to navigate from a broad area to specific series Args: category_id: FRED category ID (0 = root). response_format: 'markdown' or 'json'. Returns: str: The category name, its child categories, and sample series in it. Example: Input: {"category_id": 0} Output: Top-level FRE…

• get_economic_snapshotGet U.S. Economic Snapshotread-only

  Get a one-call snapshot of key U.S. economic indicators. Pulls the latest value of widely-watched indicators (real GDP, unemployment, CPI, PCE, Fed funds rate, 10Y Treasury, the 10Y-2Y spread, nonfarm payrolls, 30Y mortgage rate, consumer sentiment, housing starts) in a single dashboard. Use this tool when: - The user asks "how's the economy doing?" or wants a macro overview - You want a quick read on current conditions without many separate calls Args: response_format: 'markdown' or 'json'. Returns: str: Latest value and date for each headline indicator. Example: Input: {} …

• get_releasesGet Economic Data Releasesread-only

  List economic data releases tracked by FRED (e.g. Employment Situation, CPI, GDP). Use this tool when: - The user asks about economic data releases or report sources - You want to find the official release a series comes from Args: limit: Max releases to return (1-50). response_format: 'markdown' or 'json'. Returns: str: Releases with name and link. Example: Input: {"limit": 10} Output: A list of major economic data releases

• get_series_infoGet Economic Series Metadataread-only

  Get detailed metadata for a FRED series: title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, date range, and notes. Use this tool when: - The user wants to understand what a series measures - You need the units/frequency/coverage before pulling observations Args: series_id: FRED series ID. response_format: 'markdown' or 'json'. Returns: str: The series metadata, including the descriptive notes. Example: Input: {"series_id": "GDP"} Output: Title, units (Billions of Dollars), Quarterly, coverage, notes

• get_series_observationsGet Economic Data Series Valuesread-only

  Get the actual data values (observations) for a FRED economic series. This is the core tool. It supports FRED's built-in transformations (percent change, year-over-year, etc.) and frequency aggregation (e.g. daily to monthly), so you can answer questions like "what's the YoY change in CPI?" directly without computing it yourself. Use this tool when: - The user wants the value(s) of an economic indicator - The user wants a trend, a date range, or a transformed view (% change, YoY) Args: series_id: FRED series ID. observation_start / observation_end: optional date range. units: tr…

• search_seriesSearch FRED Economic Data Seriesread-only

  Search for economic data series in FRED by keyword. This is the discovery entry point: use it to find the series ID you then pass to get_series_observations or get_series_info. Results are ordered by popularity so the most relevant series come first. Use this tool when: - The user names an economic concept but not a specific series ID - You need to find what data FRED has on a topic Args: query: Search keywords. limit: Max series to return (1-50). response_format: 'markdown' or 'json'. Returns: str: Matching series with ID, title, units, frequency, and popularity. Example:…

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1.0.3

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Oct 24, 2026

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