Govbase
Pull U.S. federal bills, members of Congress, votes, and civic data into agent research for civic, policy, or B2G product decisions.
Overview
Govbase is an MCP server for the Idea phase that supplies U.S. federal policy data—bills, Congress members, voting records, and civic information—to AI agents.
What is this MCP server?
- U.S. federal policy data: bills, Congress members, voting records, civic info
- Hosted MCP at api.govbase.com/mcp (streamable HTTP)
- Govbase open-source project on GitHub (govbase-inc/govbase)
- Suited to agent-assisted legislative and stakeholder research
- Manifest version 1.0.0
- Remote endpoint: https://api.govbase.com/mcp
- Data domain: U.S. federal policy per server description
What problem does it solve?
Policy-heavy product ideas stall when you manually hunt bills, votes, and member records across scattered federal sites.
Who is it for?
Civic, policy, or B2G solo builders who need agent-ready U.S. federal legislative and voting data during discovery.
Skip if: Purely local state-only products with no federal angle, or teams that need guaranteed real-time official filing substitutes without verifying Govbase coverage.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can query federal civic datasets through MCP so research memos and feature specs cite consistent structured facts faster.
- MCP connection to Govbase API
- Agent-retrieved bill, member, and vote context for memos
- Faster policy landscape scans before build commitments
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Journey fit
Federal policy research most often starts in Idea, but the same data supports validate positioning and grow thought leadership. Research is the canonical shelf because the server is a read-heavy civic dataset API, not a deploy or monitoring tool.
How it compares
Federal civic data MCP feed, not a lobbying CRM or a generic web search skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Govbase MCP for?
Builders, researchers, and indie operators building civic, policy, or government-adjacent products who want MCP access to U.S. federal policy data.
When should I use Govbase MCP?
Use it in idea and validate when you need bills, members, or voting records to scope a market, narrative, or compliance story before building.
How do I add Govbase MCP to my agent?
Add streamable-http remote https://api.govbase.com/mcp in your MCP client configuration following your host’s MCP setup guide.