# FRED Economic Data (remote · mcp.olyport.com)

GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates, and 800K+ economic time series from the Federal Reserve

- Trust score: 65/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +6
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `mcp.olyport.com`: 65/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 5 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 839 tokens (~167/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-olyport-fred https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-olyport-fred]
url = "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-olyport-fred": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-olyport-fred --url https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-olyport-fred:
    url: "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-olyport-fred": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 64, +3)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-28 (score 60, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 59, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 59)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `search_series` (~193 tokens)

Search for FRED economic data series by keyword.

    Use this to find series IDs for economic indicators. For example,
    search 'unemployment rate' to find UNRATE, or 'gross domestic product'
    to find GDP. Returns series metadata including ID, title, frequency,
    units, and date range.

    Common series: UNRATE (unemployment), GDP (gross domestic product),
    CPIAUCSL (consumer price index), FEDFUNDS (federal funds rate),
    MORTGAGE30US (30-year mortgage rate), MEHOINUSA672N (median household income).

    Args:
        search_text: Keywords to search for (e.g. 'unemployment rate', 'GDP', 'inflation').
        limit: Maximum number of results to return (default 10, max 1000).

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `search_text` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_series_observations` (~275 tokens)

Get time series observations (data points) for a FRED series.

    Returns the actual data values for an economic indicator over time.
    Use search_series first to find the series_id, or use well-known IDs
    like UNRATE, GDP, CPIAUCSL, FEDFUNDS, MORTGAGE30US.

    For state unemployment, use state abbreviation + 'UR' (e.g. WAUR for
    Washington, CAUR for California).

    Results are sorted most-recent-first. For long series (e.g. daily data
    since 1954), use start_date/end_date to narrow the window or increase
    the limit up to 10000.

    Args:
        series_id: FRED series identifier (e.g. 'UNRATE', 'GDP', 'CPIAUCSL').
        start_date: Optional start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2020-01-01').
        end_date: Optional end date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. '2024-12-31').
        limit: Maximum observations to return (default 1000, max 10000).

Input parameters:

- `end_date`
- `limit` (integer)
- `series_id` (string, required)
- `start_date`

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_series_info` (~97 tokens)

Get metadata and details for a specific FRED series.

    Returns comprehensive information about a series including its title,
    frequency, units, seasonal adjustment, source, and date range. Use this
    to understand what a series measures before pulling observations.

    Args:
        series_id: FRED series identifier (e.g. 'UNRATE', 'GDP', 'CPIAUCSL').

Input parameters:

- `series_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_category_series` (~138 tokens)

Get all FRED series within a specific category.

    FRED organizes data into a hierarchy of categories. Use this to browse
    available series within a topic area. Common category IDs:
    - 32991: Money, Banking, & Finance
    - 10: Population, Employment, & Labor Markets
    - 32992: National Accounts (GDP)
    - 1: Production & Business Activity
    - 32455: Prices (CPI, PPI)
    - 97: Housing

    Args:
        category_id: FRED category identifier (integer).

Input parameters:

- `category_id` (integer, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_release_dates` (~136 tokens)

Get release dates for a specific FRED data release.

    Returns the dates when a particular data release was published. Useful
    for tracking when economic indicators are updated. Common release IDs:
    - 10: Consumer Price Index
    - 46: Producer Price Index
    - 50: Employment Situation (jobs report)
    - 53: Gross Domestic Product
    - 17: Federal Reserve H.15 (interest rates)
    - 21: Federal Reserve H.6 (money stock)

    Args:
        release_id: FRED release identifier (integer).

Input parameters:

- `release_id` (integer, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 65
- 2026-08-02: 65
- 2026-08-01: 64
- 2026-07-31: 64
- 2026-07-30: 61
- 2026-07-29: 61
- 2026-07-28: 60
- 2026-07-27: 59
- 2026-07-26: 59

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.olyport.com/fred/mcp
- Website: https://olyport.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-fred/fred-mcp