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openstates-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server

Search bills, legislators, committees, and events across all 50 US states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

Uptime
100.0%
4 direct probes · 30d
Response
1395ms
last probe
Tools
10
callable
Resources
4
readable
Prompts
2
available
Primary URL
https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
10 tools, 4 resources, 2 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
16 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
95 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 10

openstates_search_bills

Search state legislative bills across all covered US jurisdictions. Supports full-text search, jurisdiction/session filtering, subject tags, sponsor lookups, and sort order. Either jurisdiction or q (…

openstates_get_bill

Fetch full detail for a specific state bill. Accepts either the three-part path (jurisdiction + session + bill_id) or a direct OCD bill ID (openstates_id from search results). Use include to request v…

openstates_search_people

Search state legislators and officials by name, jurisdiction, chamber, or district, or fetch specific people by OCD person ID. Party is reported on every result but cannot be filtered on — narrow by p…

openstates_get_legislators_by_location

Find every legislator representing a geographic coordinate — both tiers. Pass latitude and longitude to get the state senators and representatives for that location (and potentially governor/executive…

openstates_search_committees

List committees for a jurisdiction. jurisdiction is required — a request spanning all 56 jurisdictions exceeds the upstream timeout, so scope every call to a single state; use openstates_list_jurisdic…

openstates_get_committee

Fetch committee detail by OCD organization ID. Returns name, classification, and membership roster when include=memberships is requested. Experimental — not all states have committee data in Open Stat…

openstates_search_events

Search hearings, floor sessions, and committee meetings. jurisdiction is required — the Open States events endpoint has no all-states search, so scope every call to a single state; use openstates_list…

openstates_get_event

Fetch full event detail by OCD event ID. Returns agenda, participants, media links, and associated documents when requested via include. Experimental — event coverage is limited in Open States. Obtain…

openstates_list_jurisdictions

List all jurisdictions covered by Open States — all 50 states, DC, and 5 US territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands): 56 in total, returned …

openstates_get_jurisdiction

Fetch full metadata for a specific jurisdiction including all legislative sessions, their identifiers, and coverage dates. Use when you need to know the exact session identifier for a state before fil…

Resources · 4

Washington

Washington State jurisdiction metadata

openstates://jurisdiction/wa
California

California jurisdiction metadata

openstates://jurisdiction/ca
New York

New York jurisdiction metadata

openstates://jurisdiction/ny
Texas

Texas jurisdiction metadata

openstates://jurisdiction/tx

Prompts · 2

openstates_bill_research

Structured framework for analyzing a state bill: summary, sponsors, committee referrals, action timeline, vote record, and related legislation. Produces a comprehensive research brief.

openstates_legislator_profile

Research framework for profiling a legislator: sponsored bills, committee assignments, voting record, and contact details. Produces a structured profile for constituent research, advocacy, or journali…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openstates-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}