GovInfo

GovInfo MCP Connector for Claude

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Search and retrieve official US Government documents and publications via AI.

8 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect to the official GovInfo API and empower your AI agent with direct access to official publications from all three branches of the US Federal Government. Query congressional bills, federal regulations, court opinions, and presidential documents using natural language without navigating complex government databases.

What you can do

  • Document Discovery — List available document collections and find specific packages based on date ranges or collection codes (e.g., BILLS, FR, CHRG)
  • Deep Search — Perform complex searches across the entire GovInfo database to find relevant legislative or regulatory documents
  • Daily Updates — Retrieve a list of all documents officially published on a specific date
  • Metadata Extraction — Get detailed summary metadata for specific packages or their sub-documents (granules)
  • Contextual Relationships — Discover related documents to understand the legislative or regulatory history of a specific bill or rule

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your free API key from api.data.gov
  3. Start querying government documents from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Your AI agent acts as a dedicated research assistant, capable of instantly locating the exact federal document you need for compliance, research, or legal analysis.

Who is this for?

  • Legal & Compliance Teams — quickly locate specific Federal Register notices or track the progress of congressional bills
  • Researchers & Journalists — retrieve official court opinions and presidential documents directly into your workspace
  • Policy Analysts — monitor daily government publications and discover related documents for comprehensive policy tracking
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8 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_collection

Get packages within a collection by date range

get_granule_summary

Get summary metadata for a specific granule

get_package_summary

Get summary metadata for a specific package

get_published

Get documents published on a specific date

get_related_documents

Get documents related to a specific package

list_collections

List available document collections

list_package_granules

List granules (sub-documents) for a package

search_documents

Search documents via the GovInfo Search API

See how to talk to your AI agent using GovInfo.

What collections of documents are available on GovInfo?

Fetching collections... GovInfo currently offers access to several collections, including: 1. BILLS (Congressional Bills) 2. FR (Federal Register) 3. CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 4. USCOURTS (United States Courts Opinions) Which collection would you like to explore?

Show me the summary for the Federal Register package 'FR-2023-01-10'.

Retrieving package summary... The package 'FR-2023-01-10' is the Federal Register issue from January 10, 2023. It contains 124 individual documents (granules). I have the download links for the PDF and XML formats. Would you like me to list the specific documents inside this package?

GovInfo provides access to a vast array of federal documents, including Congressional Bills (BILLS), the Federal Register (FR), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), United States Courts Opinions (USCOURTS), and Presidential Documents (CPD). Use the `list_collections` tool to see all available categories.

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