# io.github.stefanoamorelli/fred-mcp-server (npm · fred-mcp-server)

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) MCP Server - Access all 800,000+ economic time series

- Trust score: 62/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +18
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `fred-mcp-server`: 62/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `fred-mcp-server`
- Version: `1.0.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, 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.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 44/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (AGPL-3.0).
  - Actively maintained (last published 320 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 61/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 633 tokens (~211/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server -- npx -y fred-mcp-server
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server -- npx -y fred-mcp-server
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg fred-mcp-server
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "fred-mcp-server"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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 62, +38)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet.
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: AGPL-3.0

### 2026-08-01 (score 24, +5)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 19, −25)

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

### 2026-07-30 (score 44, +20)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-28 (score 24, −20)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 44)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `fred_browse` (~163 tokens)

Browse FRED's complete catalog through categories, releases, or sources. Use browse_type='categories' to explore the category tree, 'releases' for data releases, 'sources' for data sources, 'category_series' to get all series in a category, or 'release_series' to get all series in a release.

Input parameters:

- `browse_type` (string, required): Type of browsing to perform
- `category_id` (number): Category ID (for categories or category_series)
- `limit` (number): Maximum number of results
- `offset` (number): Number of results to skip
- `order_by` (string): Field to order by
- `release_id` (number): Release ID (for release_series)
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order

### `fred_search` (~193 tokens)

Search for FRED economic data series by keywords, tags, or filters. Returns matching series with their IDs, titles, and metadata. Use this to find specific series when you know what you're looking for.

Input parameters:

- `exclude_tag_names` (string): Comma-separated list of tag names to exclude
- `filter_value` (string): Value to filter the variable by
- `filter_variable` (string): Variable to filter by
- `limit` (number): Maximum number of results to return
- `offset` (number): Number of results to skip for pagination
- `order_by` (string): Field to order results by
- `search_text` (string): Text to search for in series titles and descriptions
- `search_type` (string): Type of search to perform
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order for results
- `tag_names` (string): Comma-separated list of tag names to filter by

### `fred_get_series` (~277 tokens)

Retrieve data for any FRED series by its ID. Supports data transformations, frequency changes, and date ranges.

Input parameters:

- `aggregation_method` (string): Aggregation method: avg=average, sum=sum, eop=end of period
- `frequency` (string): Frequency aggregation: d=daily, w=weekly, m=monthly, q=quarterly, a=annual
- `limit` (number): Maximum number of observations to return
- `observation_end` (string): End date for observations in YYYY-MM-DD format
- `observation_start` (string): Start date for observations in YYYY-MM-DD format
- `offset` (number): Number of observations to skip
- `output_type` (number): Output format: 1=observations, 2=observations by vintage, 3=observations by release, 4=initial release only
- `series_id` (string, required): The FRED series ID to retrieve data for (e.g., 'GDP', 'UNRATE', 'CPIAUCSL')
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order of observations by date
- `units` (string): Data transformation: lin=levels, chg=change, pch=percent change, log=natural log
- `vintage_dates` (string): Vintage date or dates in YYYY-MM-DD format

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 62
- 2026-08-02: 62
- 2026-08-01: 24
- 2026-07-31: 19
- 2026-07-30: 44
- 2026-07-28: 24
- 2026-07-27: 44

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/fred-mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/fred-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/stefanoamorelli/fred-mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/stefanoamorelli-fred-mcp-server/fred-mcp-server