Open Directory & Ecosystem
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Congress.gov API

Verified Integration
Author: @bsmi021Category: ServerApplication
JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol Standard
Sub-second
Execution Latency
Active
Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Congress.gov API to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress-gov-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-congress-gov-api"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides access to the official Congress.gov API (v3) via the Model Context Protocol.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Congress.gov API

First, install the dependencies with `npm install`. Then, obtain a Congress.gov API key and add it to a `.env` file. Finally, build and run the server using `npm run build` and `npm start`.

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