@pipeworx/govinfo

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govinfo/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 5

GovInfo.gov MCP — full text of US government publications.

Tools

• list_collections()
• search_packages(query, collections?, congress?, date_from?, date_to?, page_size?, offset_mark?)
  • collections takes one code or several, comma- or space-separated ("CHRG", "CHRG,CRPT"). Several codes search the union — "CHRG,CRPT" returns 9,239 hits for “Cooper”, exactly the 5,359 + 3,880 the two collections return on their own.
  • page_size also answers to limit.
• get_package(package_id)
• list_granules(package_id, page_size?, offset_mark?) — page_size also answers to limit.
• get_granule(package_id, granule_id)

Auth

• Platform key: reuses PLATFORM_DATAGOV_KEY.
• BYO: ?_apiKey=<key> (api.data.gov key).

Data source

https://api.govinfo.gov — ?api_key= query param.

Tools

• list_collections — List GovInfo collections (BILLS, CFR, USCODE, FR, CHRG, CRPT, HMAN, PLAW, SERIALSET, USCOURTS, etc.) with package counts. Use the collection code with search_packages to filter.
• search_packages — Full-text + faceted search across GovInfo. Filter by one or more collection codes (BILLS, FR, CFR, USCODE, CHRG, CRPT, CREC, PLAW, USCOURTS…), date range, congress, and free-text query. Several code
• get_package — Metadata for a single package by packageId (e.g., “BILLS-118hr1234ih”, “FR-2024-05-12”). Returns title, dates, citations, granule count, download links (PDF/XML/MODS).
• list_granules — List granules within a package — e.g., sections of a CFR title, individual entries in a Federal Register issue. Returns granule IDs + titles.
• get_granule — Fetch summary metadata for a single granule (sub-unit) within a GovInfo package, given package_id and granule_id (both from list_granules). Returns title, class, and provenance fields from the GovInfo