Access U.S. congressional data (bills, votes, members, committees) via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add congressgov -- npx -y @cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.congressgov]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"]
# codex mcp add congressgov -- npx -y @cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"congressgov": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/congressgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http congressgov https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.congressgov]
url = "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add congressgov --url https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"congressgov": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"httpUrl": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressgov": {
"url": "https://congressgov.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}