Congressmcp

by amurshak

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An MCP server for the Congress.gov API that consolidates 91 operations into 6 comprehensive tools that can be used by any MCP client (i.e. Claude Desktop), or MCP-compatible AI agent, to query and reason about congressional data.

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Author: amurshak
Downloads: 234
Categories: AI, Database, Other, API

- Full coverage of the Congress.gov API (91 operations into 6 tools)
- Built-in NPM bridge for stdio transport on local clients
- HTTP web server transport option
- Authentication and API key management
- Compatible with any MCP client or AI agent
- Consolidated operations for efficient congressional data querying

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Congressmcp

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Congressmcp can be used with any MCP client (such as Claude Desktop) that supports stdio or HTTP transport. It includes an NPM-published bridge for stdio on local clients and a web server over HTTP transport. Configuration requires setting up an account and API key for authentication.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "congressmcp": {
            "congressmcp": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "congressmcp"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "congressmcp": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "-y",
            "congressmcp"
        ],
        "env": {
            "CONGRESSMCP_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
        }
    }
}

91+ congressional data tools for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP client.

Access live U.S. Congressional data — bills, votes, members, committees, hearings, and more — through natural language via theModel Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop— add to~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "congressmcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["congressmcp"], "env": { "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } } }

{ "servers": { "congressmcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["congressmcp"], "env": { "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } } }

Cursor— add to~/.cursor/mcp.jsonusing the same format as VS Code.

"Find recent climate change bills in the 119th Congress" "How did senators from California vote on the latest defense bill?" "Who are the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee?" "What's the latest action on H.R. 1234?"

7 toolsets, 90+ operationscovering the Congress.gov API:

search_committeesandsearch_summariestake anoptionalkeywordsargument — omit it to browse/list (committees can also be filtered bychamber/committee_type).

git clone https://github.com/amurshak/congressMCP cd congressMCP pip install -e . # stdio (default — for MCP clients) CONGRESS_API_KEY=your-key congressmcp # HTTP (for self-hosting / remote access) congressmcp --transport streamable-http --port 8000

- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Submit a pull request

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