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matlab-access-datafeed

matlab-access-datafeed

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About matlab-access-datafeed

A MATLAB skill for connecting to Bloomberg, FRED, Haver Analytics, and LSEG Datastream through Datafeed Toolbox. It helps users choose provider interfaces and follow credential and compatibility guidance.

Key features

  1. 01Coverage of four financial and economic providers
  2. 02Guidance for choosing provider interfaces
  3. 03Pointers to provider-specific references
  4. 04Credential handling with getSecret()

Use cases

  1. 01Retrieve market data from Bloomberg
  2. 02Query U.S. economic series from FRED
  3. 03Fetch data from Haver Analytics or LSEG Datastream

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-access-datafeed

After installing, type/matlab-access-datafeedin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files

References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.

manifest.yaml
references/
bloomberg.md
datastreamws.md
fred.md
haver.md

Details

From the project README

Datafeed Toolbox — Bloomberg, FRED, Haver Analytics, and LSEG Datastream

Access financial and economic data from four major providers through the MATLAB Datafeed Toolbox.

When to Use

  • User wants to connect to Bloomberg, FRED, Haver Analytics, or LSEG Datastream from MATLAB
  • User needs to retrieve market data (prices, history, real-time, reference data) via Bloomberg
  • User needs to retrieve economic time series from the St. Louis Fed (FRED)
  • User needs to fetch economic/financial time series from Haver Analytics databases
  • User needs to retrieve historical financial data from LSEG Datastream
  • User needs help choosing between interfaces within a provider (e.g., bloomberg vs blp vs bloombergHypermedia, haver vs haverview)
  • User is writing MATLAB code involving securities, economic indicators, or data provider connectivity

When NOT to Use

  • General financial modeling or portfolio optimization that doesn't involve data provider connectivity
  • Bloomberg Terminal keyboard shortcuts or Excel add-in questions (not MATLAB)
  • Datastream Excel add-in (not MATLAB)
  • Real-time streaming from LSEG (datastreamws is historical only)
  • Data sources not covered here (e.g., Yahoo Finance)

Provider Overview

ProviderData TypeInterfacesReference
BloombergMarket data (equities, fixed income, derivatives, indices)bloomberg, blp, bloombergHypermedia, bloombergEMSXreferences/bloomberg.md
FREDU.S. economic data (GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates)fredrs (replaces obsolete fred)references/fred.md
Haver AnalyticsGlobal economic & financial data (macro, industry, surveys)haver, haverdirect, haverviewreferences/haver.md
LSEG DatastreamHistorical financial data (equities, indices, economics, expressions)datastreamwsreferences/datastreamws.md

Quick Interface Selection

Bloomberg — see references/bloomberg.md for full API patterns
  • Windows Desktop/Terminal user → bloomberg (C++)
  • Need platform independence (Data License) → bloombergHypermedia
  • Server/cloud, no Terminal (BPIPE) → bloombergBPIPE
  • Existing blp users → migrate to bloomberg (same API, no Java needed)
FRED — see references/fred.md for full API patterns
  • Any platform → fredrs (requires R2026a+, API key)
  • fred is obsolete — do NOT use it
Haver Analytics — see references/haver.md for full API patterns
  • Windows with local data files → haver
  • Windows needing remote access → haverdirect
  • Non-Windows / server / cloud → haverview (REST API)
LSEG Datastream — see references/datastreamws.md for full API patterns
  • Any platform → datastreamws (REST API, requires Datastream credentials)

How to Use References

Before generating code for a specific provider, read the corresponding reference file for detailed API patterns, function signatures, gotchas, and examples:

  • Working with Bloomberg data → read references/bloomberg.md
  • Working with FRED economic data → read references/fred.md
  • Working with Haver Analytics data → read references/haver.md
  • Working with LSEG Datastream data → read references/datastreamws.md

Common Rules

  • Always use getSecret() for credentials and API keys — never hardcode secrets
  • All four providers require the Datafeed Toolbox
  • fredrs additionally requires R2026a or later
  • datastreamws available since R2018b
  • Bloomberg and Haver local interfaces (bloomberg, blp, haver, haverdirect) are Windows-only; cloud/REST variants (bloombergHypermedia, bpipe, haverview, fredrs, datastreamws) are platform-independent

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