econ.fred-categories

Browse the FRED category tree to DISCOVER economic series. Pass categoryId for that category (name+parent) + its child categories + its most-popular series (id/title/units/frequency); omit (or 0) for the 8 top-level categories. Walk down via child ids, then fetch with econ.fred. Free, public-domain.

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What econ.fred-categories does on Mcp

AI agents call econ.fred-categories to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why econ.fred-categories is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries hierarchical economic data from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data). It performs read-only discovery and browsing operations—no data creation, modification, deletion, or code execution. The tool explicitly notes it is 'free, public-domain' and only returns metadata (ids, titles, units, frequency). It is a pure information retrieval interface with no side effects.

From the tool's definition Tool 'Browse the FRED category tree to DISCOVER economic series' and 'Pass categoryId for that category (name+parent) + its child categories + its most-popular series (id/title/units/frequency)' indicates retrieval and navigation of publicly available data…

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs econ.fred-categories safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For econ.fred-categories, this is the rule to start with:

econ.fred-categories Allowed

econ.fred-categories is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "econ.fred-categories": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every econ.fred-categories call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about econ.fred-categories

What does the econ.fred-categories tool do? +

How do I enforce a policy on econ.fred-categories? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for econ.fred-categories: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is econ.fred-categories? +

econ.fred-categories is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit econ.fred-categories? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the econ.fred-categories rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block econ.fred-categories completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for econ.fred-categories. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides econ.fred-categories? +

econ.fred-categories is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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