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Fetch economic data from FRED, World Bank, and other APIs. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
Install API Data Fetcher
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcher --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .claude/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .claude/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcherType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcher --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .agents/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .agents/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcher --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .cursor/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .cursor/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git --path _skills/data/api-data-fetcher--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcher --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .gemini/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .gemini/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcherInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .github/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .github/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff api-data-fetcher --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher .opencode/skills/api-data-fetcher && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "api-data-fetcher" agent skill from https://github.com/meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff/tree/main/_skills/data/api-data-fetcher into .opencode/skills/api-data-fetcher/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "api-data-fetcher", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
api-data-fetcher- GitHub stars
- 642
- Used in
- 2 other repos
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 257 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Fetch economic data from FRED, World Bank, and other APIs. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
- Works in 3 steps: Identify Data Requirements → Select Appropriate API → Generate Clean Code
- Development work in your project
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Use, Instructions and Example Output, plus 5 more sections
- Calls pip; reaches fred.stlouisfed.org; needs FRED_API_KEY
What it does
API Data Fetcher is an agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff. Fetch economic data from FRED, World Bank, and other APIs
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `index.md`). Compatibility notes: ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: AI Skills for Economists.
When your agent uses it
- Development work in your project
Example prompts
- “/api-data-fetcher”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in FRED_API_KEY
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Identify Data Requirements
- Select Appropriate API
- Generate Clean Code
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit dd890d5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
fred.stlouisfed.org
Also links to:
bls.govdatahelpdesk.worldbank.orgpython-programming.quantecon.org
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
FRED_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Compatibility
["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
API Data Fetcher loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 257 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 257 words (~2,405 tokens).
“This skill helps economists fetch data from major economic data APIs including FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), World Bank, IMF, BLS, and OECD. It generates clean, documented Python code with proper error handling.”
- name
- api-data-fetcher
- compatibility
- ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"]
- workflow_stage
- data
- author
- Awesome Econ AI Community
- version
- 1.0.0
- tags
- Python, API, FRED, World-Bank, data-collection
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in _skills/data/api-data-fetcher of meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
- SKILL.md
- index.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit dd890d5
Used in 2 other repositories
We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
API Data Fetcher next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Archifymolvqingtai/WebChat | 2.6k | — | ~5.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| JSON Processing with jqcharmbracelet/crush | 29k | — | ~746 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Kimi WebbridgeMoonshotAI/kimi-code | 7.8k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about API Data Fetcher
What does API Data Fetcher do?
Fetch economic data from FRED, World Bank, and other APIs. An agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff. API Data Fetcher is an agent skill from meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff.
When should I use API Data Fetcher?
API Data Fetcher fits situations like: development work in your project.
How do I install API Data Fetcher in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (_skills/data/api-data-fetcher in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff) into .claude/skills/api-data-fetcher in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install API Data Fetcher in Codex?
Run `npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (_skills/data/api-data-fetcher in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff) into .agents/skills/api-data-fetcher in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use API Data Fetcher in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff --skill api-data-fetcher -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/api-data-fetcher, .gemini/skills/api-data-fetcher, .github/skills/api-data-fetcher and .opencode/skills/api-data-fetcher in your project.
What does API Data Fetcher need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, API Data Fetcher needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named FRED_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in FRED_API_KEY. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): ["claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli"].
Does API Data Fetcher access the network?
SKILL.md names 4 domains. In commands or code: fred.stlouisfed.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: bls.gov, datahelpdesk.worldbank.org and python-programming.quantecon.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is API Data Fetcher safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does API Data Fetcher use?
API Data Fetcher has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does API Data Fetcher use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to API Data Fetcher?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with API Data Fetcher: Diagram Design (cathrynlavery/diagram-design, 44k stars), R Function Input Validation (tidyverse/dplyr, 5.1k stars), Archify (molvqingtai/WebChat, 2.6k stars) and JSON Processing with jq (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains API Data Fetcher?
meleantonio (a GitHub user) maintains it in meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff, which has 642 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: meleantonio/awesome-econ-ai-stuff on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.