Search bills, legislators, committees, and events across all 50 US states, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Search bills, legislators, committees, and events across all 50 US states, DC, and Puerto Rico.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| openstates_search_bills | Search state legislative bills across all covered US jurisdictions with full-text search, jurisdiction/session filtering, subject tags, and sponsor lookups |
| openstates_get_bill | Fetch full detail for a specific bill by OCD ID or three-part path (jurisdiction + session + bill_id) |
| openstates_search_people | Search state legislators and officials within a jurisdiction by name, chamber, or district, or fetch specific people by OCD person ID |
| openstates_get_legislators_by_location | Find every legislator representing a geographic coordinate (latitude/longitude) — state legislators and the federal delegation |
| openstates_search_committees | List committees for a jurisdiction (experimental — not all states have coverage) |
| openstates_get_committee | Fetch committee detail by OCD organization ID, with optional membership roster |
| openstates_search_events | Search hearings, floor sessions, and committee meetings (experimental) |
| openstates_get_event | Fetch full event detail including agenda, participants, and media links |
| openstates_list_jurisdictions | List all 56 jurisdictions (50 states, DC, and 5 US territories) covered by Open States with session identifiers and coverage metadata |
| openstates_get_jurisdiction | Fetch full metadata for a specific jurisdiction including all legislative sessions and their identifiers |
{
"mcpServers": {
"openstates-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "bunx",
"args": ["@cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
"OPENSTATES_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| OPENSTATES_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| OPENSTATES_API_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| MCP_PUBLIC_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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