Govbase Now Works With Your AI Assistant
Govbase exists to make U.S. government policy accessible to everyone. Today we're extending that mission to the AI tools people already use every day.
You can now connect Claude, Cursor, or VS Code directly to live government policy data from Govbase. Search federal legislation, look up Congress members, check congressional voting records, or find your elected representatives. All without leaving your AI assistant. The data comes from the same policy tracking system that powers the Govbase app and website, updated continuously from official sources like Congress.gov and the Federal Register.
What you can do with the Govbase MCP server
When you connect Govbase to your AI assistant, it gets access to 10 tools for querying U.S. federal policy and civic data:
- Search federal legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name
- Get full policy details on any bill, executive order, or federal rule
- Read the actual text of legislation
- Look up Congress members by name, state, or party
- Check how a member voted on a specific bill using congressional voting records
- Follow ongoing policy issues through story threads that connect related bills, actions, and developments
- Find your elected representatives by entering your address
- Get voter info like polling locations and upcoming elections
You can ask questions like "What bills are being debated about healthcare?" or "How did my senator vote on HR 22?" and get answers backed by live government data from official sources, not outdated training data.
Who can use this today
Most MCP-compatible tools are developer-focused right now. If you use Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code, you can connect in about 30 seconds. Visit our MCP page for setup instructions for each platform.
If you use Claude Desktop, you can download our extension from the MCP page and double-click to install. That's the simplest option and doesn't require any technical setup.
No API keys, no sign-up, no authentication required.
We're also working to bring Govbase to the chat platforms most people already use, like Claude.ai and others, as native connectors so you won't need to configure anything at all. The goal is to make it as simple as asking a question.
How it works
We built this using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external data sources. It works like a bridge between your AI tool and our government policy database. When you ask a question about legislation, your AI assistant calls the Govbase MCP server, gets back up-to-date policy data, and uses it to give you an informed answer.
The server is read-only. It sits on top of the same policy tracking API that powers our mobile and web apps, so you're getting the same live government policy data, AI-generated summaries, and legislative tracking that Govbase users already rely on.
Why this matters
Federal policy affects everyone, but most people don't have time to read legislation or dig through government databases. AI assistants are changing how people find and work with information. Journalists, researchers, policy analysts, students, and engaged citizens are already using tools like Claude and Copilot every day. Connecting government policy data to those tools means federal legislation shows up where people are already working, not behind another app they have to remember to check.
This is part of a broader effort to meet people where they are. The same way we built a bill tracker mobile app so you don't have to browse Congress.gov on your phone, we're now making sure your AI assistant can pull from the same policy tracking data.
What's included
Everything returned through the Govbase MCP server is public government data:
- Bill titles, short titles, and popular names
- Sponsors, cosponsors, and committee assignments
- Legislative status and latest congressional actions
- AI-generated headlines and plain-language key points
- Congressional voting records and roll call data
- Source URLs linking back to Congress.gov and the Federal Register
- Civic data like elected representatives and polling locations by address
The server is free to use with a daily rate limit. Pro features like saved items, highlights, and AI chat are not available through MCP in this version.
What's next
This is version 1 of our MCP server. We're working on:
- Native connectors for consumer AI chat platforms so non-technical users can access Govbase data without any setup
- Higher rate limits for Pro subscribers
- Additional AI platform integrations as more tools adopt MCP
- More policy tracking tools as we expand Govbase's government data coverage
We also published Govbase to the official MCP Registry, so it will show up in tool directories across editors and AI platforms that support the protocol.
Get started
Visit our MCP page to connect your AI assistant to live U.S. government policy data in 30 seconds. Questions or feedback? Get in touch.