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Spicy Regs Local

Query Spicy Regs regulatory datasets from Claude via DuckDB against the public R2 bucket when scoping civic or compliance products.

Overview

spicy-regs-local is a plugin marketplace for the Idea phase that lets Claude query Spicy Regs regulatory datasets with DuckDB on a public Cloudflare R2 bucket.

What is this marketplace?

  • Single-plugin marketplace (spicyregs) from Civic Tech DC open-source program.
  • DuckDB-powered queries over Spicy Regs data hosted on public Cloudflare R2.
  • Category Research—aimed at policy/regulatory exploration, not generic web scrape.
  • Owner metadata points to github.com/civictechdc/spicy-regs for transparency.
  • Local marketplace name spicy-regs-local for offline or controlled registry use.
  • Marketplace lists 1 plugin (spicyregs)
  • Data access pattern: DuckDB against public Cloudflare R2 bucket per plugin description

Compatible agents: Claude Code, Cursor, any compatible agent

Community signal: 17 GitHub stars.

What problem does it solve?

Builders guessing at regulatory requirements waste weeks on features that ordinances never mandated or that data they cannot access supports.

Who is it for?

Civic-tech and compliance-oriented solo builders validating ideas against open Spicy Regs data before implementation.

Skip if: Products with no regulatory dimension, or teams needing certified legal advice instead of exploratory dataset queries.

What do I get? / Deliverables

After enabling spicyregs, you can run structured regulatory dataset queries inside agent workflows to inform scope and compliance assumptions early.

  • Agent-driven SQL queries over Spicy Regs public datasets
  • Early-phase regulatory evidence for product specs
  • Repeatable research workflow without manual CSV hunting

Plugins in this marketplace

1 plugin — install individually after you add the marketplace.

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Journey fit

Spicy Regs is for querying public regulatory datasets before you commit product scope—classic pre-build research. DuckDB queries against Cloudflare R2 regulatory data are investigative research, not shipping code or growth loops.

How it compares

Research data access plugin, not an MCP server bundle or coding harness marketplace.

Common Questions / FAQ

Who is Spicy Regs Local for?

Developers and civic innovators using Claude Code who need DuckDB access to Spicy Regs regulatory datasets during discovery and scoping.

When should I use Spicy Regs Local?

Use it in idea and validate phases when regulations define your wedge—before you commit backend schema or compliance UX.

How do I add Spicy Regs Local to my agent?

Register the civictechdc/spicy-regs marketplace and enable the spicyregs plugin sourced from ./plugins/spicyregs.

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