FRED (Federal Reserve)

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Federal Reserve Economic Data — commodity prices, interest rates, GDP, CPI, and macroeconomic indicators relevant to energy markets.

What is FRED (Federal Reserve)?

Access the St. Louis Fed's FRED API for economic data including WTI/Brent crude prices, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices, rig counts, GDP, CPI, PPI, federal funds rate, and 800,000+ economic time series. Essential for energy market analysis and economic context.

Available Tools

searchSeries
Search FRED for economic data series by keyword
getSeriesObservations
Get time series data points for a FRED series ID
getSeriesInfo
Get metadata for a FRED series
getRelatedSeries
Find related economic data series
getCategorySeries
Browse series within a FRED category

Requirements

FRED API key
Free API key from https://fred.stlouisfed.org/docs/api/api_key.html

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Add your FRED API key in the PatchOps dashboard.

Ask your AI agent about oil prices, economic indicators, and market data.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect FRED (Federal Reserve) to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect FRED (Federal Reserve) to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting FRED (Federal Reserve) to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"FRED (Federal Reserve)-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}