io.github.cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server · v0.3.3 · productivity
io.github.cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 289 ms and exposes 10 tools.
Search bills, legislators, committees, and events across all 50 US states, DC, and 5 US territories.
Endpoint: https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 10 |
| Latency | 289 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-16T07:20:35.229Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
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| 2026-10-16T07:20:35.229Z | Healthy | 289 | |
| 2026-10-15T03:25:44.561Z | Healthy | 2512 |
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 (full-text) is required, and pairing them is the reliable form — a q-only search spans all 56 jurisdi |
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 votes, actions, sponsorships, documents, and versions in one call rather than searching again. includ |
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 party after the call. Either jurisdiction or id is required — a search spanning all 56 jurisdictions |
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 officials), plus the coordinate's two US Senators and its US Representative. jurisdiction.classific |
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_jurisdictions to pick one. Experimental — Open States is actively working to restore committee support and n |
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 States. Obtain the committee_id from openstates_search_committees. |
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_jurisdictions to pick one. Experimental — most states do not publish event data to Open States. Use |
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 the event_id from openstates_search_events. |
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 complete in a single default call. Returns coverage metadata: latest bill update time, latest people |
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 filtering bill searches — session formats vary widely (e.g., "2025", "2025rs", "2025s1"). Jurisdiction |