Economics

Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bls/

nobloat — strip report_feedback tool URL-based auth (for clients without header support)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-bls": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bls/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/bls/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "get_series", "arguments": {"series_id": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bls/

5 endpoints available:

GET /rest/bls/get_series
GET /rest/bls/get_latest
GET /rest/bls/get_multiple_series
GET /rest/bls/get_popular_series
GET /rest/bls/report_feedback

Shell

curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bls/get_series?series_id=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/bls/get_series",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "series_id": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec · Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc bls

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install

pip install gnistai

Available Tools (5)

get_series

Get time series data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`series_id`	`string`	required	BLS series identifier (e.g. "CUUR0000SA0", "LNS14000000").
`start_year`	`any`	optional	Start year (YYYY). If omitted, BLS returns the latest 3 years (10 years without API key).
`end_year`	`any`	optional	End year (YYYY). If omitted, fetches to the latest available.
`calculations`	`boolean`	optional	Include net changes and percent changes (1, 3, 6, 12 month). Requires API key. (default: false)
`annual_averages`	`boolean`	optional	Include annual average values alongside monthly data. Requires API key. (default: false)

get_latest

Get the most recent observation for a BLS series.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`series_id`	`string`	required	BLS series identifier (e.g. "LNS14000000" for unemployment rate).

get_multiple_series

Fetch multiple BLS series in a single request.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`series_ids`	`list[string]`	required	List of BLS series IDs (max 50 with key, 25 without).
`start_year`	`any`	optional	Start year (YYYY).
`end_year`	`any`	optional	End year (YYYY).