Fred Treasury Macro Data MCP vs Findata MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Fred Treasury Macro Data MCP and Findata MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Fred Treasury Macro Data MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: FRED series data, Treasury yield-curve data, Treasury auction data.

Explore Fred Treasury Macro Data MCP Details

Choose Findata MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: EVM_PRIVATE_KEY, FINDATA_BACKEND_URL.
• Primary tools included: stock_quote, company_fundamentals, economic_indicator.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	F Fred Treasury Macro Data MCP Finance & Fintech	Findata MCP sapph1re Finance & Fintech
Summary	US macro & Treasury data — FRED series, yield curve, auctions, and a macro dashboard.	Real-time stocks, company fundamentals, FRED economic indicators (800k+ series), SEC filings, and crypto prices. Five tools, $0.01/call via x402 micropayments on Base mainnet. No signup required.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fred-treasury-macro-data-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapph1re-findata-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "findata-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_EVM_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE",
        "FINDATA_BACKEND_URL": "YOUR_FINDATA_BACKEND_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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