Ferric Fred MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 20 Aug 2026.
MCP server for FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data): full read API plus GeoFRED, 34 tools.
What changed 1
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 13 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
What the code does
We read the source, 6 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
ENV FRED_API_KEY=replace-with-your-fred-api-key
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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Ferric Fred MCP — questions
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