FRED · Capability
FRED API — Sources
FRED API — Sources. 3 operations. Lead operation: FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one FRED business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Getsources
— FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data
/v1/sources
GET
Getsource
— FRED Get a Source of Economic Data
/v1/source
GET
Getsourcereleases
— FRED Get the Releases for a Source
/v1/source/releases
MCP Tools
get-all-sources-economic-data
FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data
read-only
idempotent
get-source-economic-data
FRED Get a Source of Economic Data
read-only
idempotent
get-releases-source
FRED Get the Releases for a Source
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: FRED API — Sources
description: 'FRED API — Sources. 3 operations. Lead operation: FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one FRED business surface.'
tags:
- FRED
- FRED
- Sources
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-28'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
FRED_API_KEY: FRED_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: fred-sources
baseUri: https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred
description: FRED API — Sources business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
authentication:
type: apikey
key: api_key
value: '{{env.FRED_API_KEY}}'
placement: query
resources:
- name: sources
path: /sources
operations:
- name: getSources
method: GET
description: FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data
inputParameters:
- name: api_key
in: query
type: string
required: true
description: 32-character lower-case alphanumeric FRED API key.
- name: file_type
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Response format. xml (default) or json. The observations endpoint additionally accepts xlsx and csv.
- name: realtime_start
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Start of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
- name: realtime_end
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: End of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
- name: limit
in: query
type: integer
required: false
description: Maximum number of results to return (1–1000).
- name: offset
in: query
type: integer
required: false
description: Non-negative integer offset into the result set for pagination.
- name: order_by
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Ordering field.
- name: sort_order
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Sort order. asc (ascending, default) or desc (descending).
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
- name: source
path: /source
operations:
- name: getSource
method: GET
description: FRED Get a Source of Economic Data
inputParameters:
- name: api_key
in: query
type: string
required: true
description: 32-character lower-case alphanumeric FRED API key.
- name: file_type
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Response format. xml (default) or json. The observations endpoint additionally accepts xlsx and csv.
- name: source_id
in: query
type: integer
required: true
description: Numeric source ID.
- name: realtime_start
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Start of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
- name: realtime_end
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: End of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
- name: source-releases
path: /source/releases
operations:
- name: getSourceReleases
method: GET
description: FRED Get the Releases for a Source
inputParameters:
- name: api_key
in: query
type: string
required: true
description: 32-character lower-case alphanumeric FRED API key.
- name: file_type
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Response format. xml (default) or json. The observations endpoint additionally accepts xlsx and csv.
- name: source_id
in: query
type: integer
required: true
description: Numeric source ID.
- name: realtime_start
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Start of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
- name: realtime_end
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: End of the real-time period (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
- name: limit
in: query
type: integer
required: false
description: Maximum number of results to return (1–1000).
- name: offset
in: query
type: integer
required: false
description: Non-negative integer offset into the result set for pagination.
- name: order_by
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Field to order release results by.
- name: sort_order
in: query
type: string
required: false
description: Sort order. asc (ascending, default) or desc (descending).
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: fred-sources-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for FRED API — Sources. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/sources
name: sources
description: REST surface for /sources.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getSources
description: FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data
call: fred-sources.getSources
with:
api_key: rest.api_key
file_type: rest.file_type
realtime_start: rest.realtime_start
realtime_end: rest.realtime_end
limit: rest.limit
offset: rest.offset
order_by: rest.order_by
sort_order: rest.sort_order
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/source
name: source
description: REST surface for /source.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getSource
description: FRED Get a Source of Economic Data
call: fred-sources.getSource
with:
api_key: rest.api_key
file_type: rest.file_type
source_id: rest.source_id
realtime_start: rest.realtime_start
realtime_end: rest.realtime_end
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/source/releases
name: source-releases
description: REST surface for /source/releases.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getSourceReleases
description: FRED Get the Releases for a Source
call: fred-sources.getSourceReleases
with:
api_key: rest.api_key
file_type: rest.file_type
source_id: rest.source_id
realtime_start: rest.realtime_start
realtime_end: rest.realtime_end
limit: rest.limit
offset: rest.offset
order_by: rest.order_by
sort_order: rest.sort_order
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: fred-sources-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for FRED API — Sources. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: get-all-sources-economic-data
description: FRED Get All Sources of Economic Data
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: fred-sources.getSources
with:
api_key: tools.api_key
file_type: tools.file_type
realtime_start: tools.realtime_start
realtime_end: tools.realtime_end
limit: tools.limit
offset: tools.offset
order_by: tools.order_by
sort_order: tools.sort_order
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-source-economic-data
description: FRED Get a Source of Economic Data
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: fred-sources.getSource
with:
api_key: tools.api_key
file_type: tools.file_type
source_id: tools.source_id
realtime_start: tools.realtime_start
realtime_end: tools.realtime_end
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-releases-source
description: FRED Get the Releases for a Source
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: fred-sources.getSourceReleases
with:
api_key: tools.api_key
file_type: tools.file_type
source_id: tools.source_id
realtime_start: tools.realtime_start
realtime_end: tools.realtime_end
limit: tools.limit
offset: tools.offset
order_by: tools.order_by
sort_order: tools.sort_order
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.