AgentEcon
Real-time U.S.
What it can do
- Get Inflation: Get U.S. CPI inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Returns latest value, YoY change, and MoM change.
- Get Jobs: Get U.S. labor market data from BLS. Unemployment rate, nonfarm payrolls, job openings, and wages.
- Get Macro: Get macroeconomic indicators from FRED (Federal Reserve). GDP, Fed funds rate, Treasury yields, housing starts, retail sales.
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Real-time U.S. economic data for AI agents. CPI inflation, unemployment, GDP, Fed rates, Treasury yields, and energy prices from BLS, FRED, and EIA.
How to connect
How to connect AgentEcon to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://agentecon--heavysword1.run.tools
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect AgentEcon to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://agentecon--heavysword1.run.tools
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect AgentEcon to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://agentecon--heavysword1.run.tools
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (7)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_inflation | Get U.S. CPI inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Returns latest value, YoY change, and MoM change. |
| get_jobs | Get U.S. labor market data from BLS. Unemployment rate, nonfarm payrolls, job openings, and wages. |
| get_macro | Get macroeconomic indicators from FRED (Federal Reserve). GDP, Fed funds rate, Treasury yields, housing starts, retail sales. |
| get_energy | Get energy prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. WTI crude, Brent crude, natural gas. |
| get_treasury | Get U.S. national debt (daily, to the penny) and average interest rates on Treasury securities from the U.S. Treasury. |
| get_demographics | Get U.S. Census demographic data by state or county. Population, median income, poverty rate, unemployment, home values, and education level. |
| get_business_patterns | U.S. County Business Patterns — number of businesses (establishments), employees, and payroll by industry (NAICS code) and state. Answers: How many tech companies in California? Total healthcare employees in Texas? |