fred_series_info
Get metadata for a FRED economic data series by ID. Returns title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range, and notes. Useful for verifying a series exists and understanding its measurement before pulling observations.
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What fred_series_info does on Livedatalink
AI agents call fred_series_info to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
series_id | string | Yes | FRED series ID (e.g. 'GDP', 'UNRATE', 'CPIAUCSL', 'DGS10'). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why fred_series_info is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries public economic metadata from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and poses minimal security risk—an AI agent misusing it would at worst retrieve metadata it is not authorized to see, which is low impact for public economic data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get metadata for a FRED economic data series' and 'Returns title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range, and notes.' The verbs 'Get' and 'Returns' indicate data retrieval with no modification.
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The rule that runs fred_series_info safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For fred_series_info, this is the rule to start with:
fred_series_info is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every fred_series_info call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fred_series_info
Get metadata for a FRED economic data series by ID. Returns title, units, frequency, seasonal adjustment, observation range, and notes. Useful for verifying a series exists and understanding its measurement before pulling observations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
fred_series_info accepts 1 parameter: series_id. Required: series_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fred_series_info: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
fred_series_info is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fred_series_info 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fred_series_info. 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.
fred_series_info is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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