fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp

US macro & Treasury data — FRED series, yield curve, auctions, and a macro dashboard.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    An API key from the service settings is required

    US macro & Treasury data — FRED series, yield curve, auctions, and a macro dashboard.

    How to connect

    How to connect fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. 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 fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. 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 fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. 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 (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_fred_seriesFetch a FRED economic data series — CPI, GDP, unemployment, fed funds rate, anything in FRED. Args: series_id: FRED series id (examples: "CPIAUCSL" = CPI, "GDP" = GDP, "UNRATE" = unemployment, "FEDFUNDS" = effective fed funds rate, "DGS10" = 10Y Treasury, "T10Y2Y" = 10y-2y spread, "M2SL" = M2 money supply, "PAYEMS" = nonfarm payrolls, "DFF" = daily fed funds) start_date: ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to default_lookback_days ago. end_date: ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
    get_treasury_yield_curveFull US Treasury par yield curve (1mo, 2mo, 3mo, 4mo, 6mo, 1y, 2y, 3y, 5y, 7y, 10y, 20y, 30y) for a date. Args: date: ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to most recent business day on or before today.
    get_upcoming_treasury_auctionsTreasury securities auction calendar — upcoming auctions in the next N days. Args: security_type: "all", "Bill", "Note", "Bond", "TIPS", "FRN", or "CMB" days_ahead: how many days of upcoming auctions to return (default 30, max ~180)
    get_auction_resultsTreasury auction results — stop-out yield, bid-to-cover ratio, allotments, primary-dealer take. Args: auction_id_or_recent: "recent" for the latest auctions, or a CUSIP to look up that issue. security_type: "all", "Bill", "Note", "Bond", "TIPS", "FRN", or "CMB" days_back: how many days of historical results to consider (default 30) limit: max results to return (default 25)
    get_macro_dashboardOne-call combined macro snapshot for AI trading agents. Returns: latest 10Y Treasury yield, full yield curve, CPI YoY, headline unemployment, effective fed funds rate, and the 5 most recent Treasury auction results. Designed so an LLM can answer "what's the macro picture right now?" with one tool-call.