govtrade-mcp MCP Server

Wraps the live GovTrade x402 API as MCP tools any agent can call directly — get_congressional_trade_signals, get_congressional_trades, and get_politician_trading_baseline.

Local serverstdio

What is the govtrade-mcp Server?

govtrade-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the iamdarcie/govtrade-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Wraps the live GovTrade x402 API as MCP tools any agent can call directly — get_congressional_trade_signals, get_congressional_trades, and get_politician_trading_baseline”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares EVM_PRIVATE_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the govtrade-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtrade": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/full/path/to/govtrade-mcp/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
EVM_PRIVATE_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation