使用说明
弗雷德圣路易斯MCP
作者:尼科洛·塞内达
联系: n.ceneda20@imperial.ac.uk
网站: nicoloceneda.github.io 网站地址
机构:伦敦帝国理工学院
课程:金融学博士
描述
该存储库提供了一个MCP服务器,允许MCP兼容的客户端查询和探索来自 弗雷德它为常见的工作流(搜索系列、检索观察结果、浏览类别/版本/标签)提供结构化工具,并为高级用例支持原始端点传递。
支持的API:
- FRED API v1(
/fred/*) - GeoFRED地图API(
/geofred/*) - FRED API v2(
/fred/v2/*)
需求
- python
>=3.11 - 来自的FRED API密钥 FRED API密钥
安装步骤1:克隆和API密钥
第一, cd 进入您想要的目录 mcp-fred 要创建的存储库。然后从终端执行以下命令。
git clone https://github.com/nicoloceneda/mcp-fred.git
cd mcp-fred
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e .
创建本地 .env:
cp .env.example .env
然后设置:
FRED_API_KEY=your_fred_api_key_here
安装步骤2:配置MCP客户端
路径A:Codex CLI
运行一次(注意:您需要更换 /absolute/path/to/ 根据您的实际路径):
codex mcp add fred -- /absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/.venv/bin/python /absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/fred_server.py
检查:
codex mcp list
codex mcp get fred
成功安装后应显示:
- 在
codex mcp list:fred随着Status=enabled - 在
codex mcp get fred:enabled: true
启动Codex(codex)并验证MCP是否已成功安装(/mcp).
路径B:Claude代码命令行界面
运行一次(注意:您需要更换 /absolute/path/to/ 根据您的实际路径):
claude mcp add --transport stdio fred -- /absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/.venv/bin/python /absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/fred_server.py
检查:
claude mcp list
claude mcp get fred
启动克劳德代码(claude)并验证MCP是否已成功安装(/mcp).
可选:通用 mcpServers JSON配置
Use this when your MCP client expects a JSON-based manual server configuration (for Claude Code team-shared setup, this is typically `.mcp.json`).
{
"mcpServers": {
"fred": {
"command": "/absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-fred/fred_server.py"],
"env": {
"FRED_API_KEY": "your_fred_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
可选快速烟雾测试
Show optional smoke test script
运行此脚本以验证MCP服务器是否启动,stdio MCP连接是否正确初始化,以及是否进行了真正的工具调用(search_series)成功。
cd mcp-fred
.venv/bin/python - <<'PY'
import asyncio
from mcp import ClientSession, StdioServerParameters
from mcp.client.stdio import stdio_client
async def main():
params = StdioServerParameters(
command=".venv/bin/python",
args=["fred_server.py"],
)
async with stdio_client(params) as (r, w):
async with ClientSession(r, w) as s:
await s.initialize()
tools = await s.list_tools()
print("tool_count =", len(tools.tools))
out = await s.call_tool("search_series", {"query": "unemployment rate", "limit": 1})
print(out.content[0].text)
asyncio.run(main())
PY
例子
Calling MCP explicitly and with Series ID specified.
$ codex
OpenAI Codex (v0.101.0)
model: gpt-5.3-codex xhigh
directory: ~
> Use the FRED MCP to retrieve the last 13 values of GS10 and create a matplotlib line chart saved to /Users/nicoloceneda/Desktop/gs10.png.
I’ll fetch the latest 13 GS10 observations via FRED MCP, then generate and save a matplotlib line chart at /Users/nicoloceneda/Desktop/gs10.png.
Called fred.get_observations({"series_id":"GS10","sort_order":"desc","limit":13})
从FRED检索了最后13个GS10观测值,并创建了matplotlib折线图。
保存的文件:/Users/nicoloceneda/桌面/gs10.png
使用的值(最新值优先):
- 2026-01-01: 4.21
- 2025-12-01: 4.14
- 2025-11-01: 4.09
- 2025-10-01: 4.06
- 2025-09-01: 4.12
- 2025-08-01: 4.26
- 2025-07-01: 4.39
- 2025-06-01: 4.38
- 2025-05-01: 4.42
- 2025-04-01: 4.28
- 2025-03-01: 4.28
- 2025-02-01: 4.45
- 2025-01-01: 4.63
MCP生成的图形:
FRED的原始图表:
Without calling MCP explicitly and no Series ID specified.
$ codex
OpenAI Codex (v0.101.0)
model: gpt-5.3-codex xhigh
directory: ~
> Tell me the latest value of US GDP (nominal).
I’ll pull the most recent GDP observation from FRED now and report its date and value.
Called fred.get_observations({"series_id":"GDP","limit":1,"sort_order":"desc"})
2025-07-01(即2025年第三季度),最新FRED名义美国国内生产总值(GDP)为31098.027(十亿美元,SAAR)。
功能和端点覆盖率
服务器包括专用工具和通用直通工具。
Generic passthrough
fred_request(endpoint, params_json)为了/fred/*geofred_request(endpoint, params_json)为了/geofred/*fred_v2_request(endpoint, params_json)为了/fred/v2/*
FRED categories
get_category->fred/categoryget_category_children->fred/category/childrenget_category_related->fred/category/relatedget_category_series->fred/category/seriesget_category_tags->fred/category/tagsget_category_related_tags->fred/category/related_tags
FRED releases
get_releases->fred/releasesget_releases_dates->fred/releases/datesget_release->fred/releaseget_release_dates->fred/release/datesget_release_series->fred/release/seriesget_release_sources->fred/release/sourcesget_release_tags->fred/release/tagsget_release_related_tags->fred/release/related_tagsget_release_tables->fred/release/tables
FRED series
get_series->fred/seriesget_series_categories->fred/series/categoriesget_observations->fred/series/observationsget_series_observations->别名get_observationsget_series_release->fred/series/releasesearch_series->fred/series/searchsearch_series_by_tags->fred/series/search/tagssearch_series_related_tags->fred/series/search/related_tagsget_series_tags->fred/series/tagsget_series_updates->fred/series/updatesget_series_vintage_dates->fred/series/vintagedates
FRED sources
get_sources->fred/sourcesget_source->fred/sourceget_source_releases->fred/source/releases
FRED tags
get_tags->fred/tagsget_related_tags->fred/related_tagsget_tag_series->fred/tags/series
GeoFRED maps
get_map_shape_file->geofred/shapes/fileget_map_series_group->geofred/series/groupget_map_series_data->geofred/series/dataget_map_regional_data->geofred/regional/data
FRED v2
get_release_observations_v2->fred/v2/release/observations