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io.github.civdotiq/civiq

REMOTE · CIVDOTIQ.ORG · SCANNED AUG 3

U.S. civic data for AI agents: reps, votes, bills, finance, lobbying, cited gov sources. 47 tools.

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+4 this week 72 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Endpoint Security63
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability88
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 3785 tokens (~80/item across 47 items; 47 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
  • Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

remote · civdotiq.org

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http civdotiq-civiq https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.civdotiq-civiq]
url = "https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "civdotiq-civiq": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add civdotiq-civiq --url https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  civdotiq-civiq:
    url: "https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp"
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "civdotiq-civiq": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 3 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 2 Aug 26 +7
    • Schema quality: unverified → excellent functional
  • 1 Aug 26 −6
    • Schema quality: excellent → unverified functional
  • 31 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 29 Jul 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 28 Jul 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 27 Jul 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Probed https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=civdotiq.org CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 9 Jun 2026 7 Sept 2026 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 65838f0f391edacc19d4c3d5f58b17e97e9
SANs: civdotiq.org
CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US 3 Sept 2025 2 Sept 2028 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319
CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 RSA 4096 SHA256-RSA f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f
DNSSEC insecure

Validation of civdotiq.org. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
org. present 26974 8 Verified
civdotiq.org. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200
Header Value
strict-transport-security max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
content-security-policy default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' blob: https://www.googletagmanager.com https://www.google-analytics.com https://va.vercel-scripts.com; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://fonts.googleapis.com https://unpkg.com; img-src 'self' data: https:; font-src 'self' data: https://fonts.gstatic.com; connect-src 'self' https:; worker-src 'self' blob:; frame-ancestors 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self'; upgrade-insecure-requests;
x-content-type-options nosniff
x-frame-options DENY
referrer-policy strict-origin-when-cross-origin
permissions-policy geolocation=(self), microphone=(), camera=(), payment=()
Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://civdotiq.org/api/mcp HTTPS enforced 308 https://civdotiq.org/api/mcp
MCP tools — 47 exposed · ~3,649 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
analyze_consumer_protection_influence ~88

Cross-reference top complained-about companies in a state with lobbying registrants (entity resolution fuzzy match) and campaign contributions to the district representative. Checks rep votes on Finance-related legislation. Shows correlations only — not causation.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., IL)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_district_comprehensive ~97

District representative info combined with STATE-level context across domains: environment (EPA), safety (FEMA, CFPB), health (CMS), economy (EIA, education, research, banking). Domain counts are statewide aggregates — these sources do not publish district-level rollups.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., PA)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_energy_policy_influence ~82

Cross-reference state energy profile with energy sector lobbying registrants (entity resolution fuzzy match), Energy/Commerce committee membership, campaign contributions, and energy legislation votes. Shows correlations only — not causation.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., TX)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_environmental_influence ~88

Cross-reference EPA violations in a district with lobbying and campaign finance. Maps facility SIC codes to sectors, finds lobbying in those sectors by the district rep, checks EPA-oversight committee membership overlap, and identifies environmental legislation votes.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., OH)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_industry_regulatory_landscape ~89

For a given industry sector: all regulatory actions (EPA, FDA, NHTSA), lobbying filings, campaign contributions, and committee jurisdiction. Maps sector to agencies and oversight committees.

NameTypeReqDescription
sectorstringyesIndustry sector (e.g., Health, Energy, Finance, Defense, Transportation, Agribusiness)
stateCodestringOptional state filter for regulatory actions

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_policy_area_ecosystem ~74

For a Congress.gov policy area: related agencies, industry sectors, lobbying activity, committee oversight, and Federal Register keywords. Uses policy-area-map as the cross-domain join hub.

NameTypeReqDescription
policyAreastringyesCongress.gov policy area (e.g., "Health", "Energy", "Finance and Financial Sector")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

analyze_vote_prediction ~56

ML-based vote prediction analysis. Returns independence score (how often a legislator votes against their donor-predicted position), SHAP factors, and notable deviations.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdstringyesCongress bioguide identifier

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

compare_legislators ~44

Compare multiple legislators side-by-side. Returns profiles for each bioguideId.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdsarrayyesArray of bioguide identifiers to compare

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_bill_details ~66

Get detailed information about a specific bill including sponsor, cosponsors, committees, actions, and policy area.

NameTypeReqDescription
billIdstringyesBill identifier in congress-type-number format (e.g., "119-hr-1" for H.R.1 in 119th Congress)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_campaign_finance ~61

Get FEC campaign finance data for a legislator including total raised/spent, PAC contributions, and industry breakdown.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdstringyesCongress bioguide identifier
cycleintegerElection cycle year, default current

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_climate_data ~55

NOAA climate normals for a state: average temperature, min/max temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall from 30-year normal period. Requires NOAA_TOKEN.

NameTypeReqDescription
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., CO)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_committee_info ~49

Get detailed information about a congressional committee including members, jurisdiction, and subcommittees.

NameTypeReqDescription
committeeIdstringyesCommittee identifier (e.g., HSIF for House Energy & Commerce)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_banking_profile ~75

Banking landscape for a congressional district: FDIC-insured institutions, total deposits/assets, recent bank failures, and representative's Banking/Financial Services committee membership.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., GA)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_consumer_complaints ~72

Consumer complaints aggregated by congressional district using ZIP-district mapping. Shows top complained-about companies, products, and issues for a district.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., PA)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_disaster_history ~90

Disaster history for a congressional district: FEMA declarations, recurring hazard types, total assistance amounts. Cross-references with USASpending disaster relief in the district.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., FL)
yearsBackintegerYears of history (default 10)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_education_profile ~74

Higher education landscape for a congressional district: colleges/universities by state with outcomes data, representative's Education committee membership, and relevant education policy context.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., OH)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_environmental_profile ~68

Environmental profile for a congressional district: regulated facilities, active violations, Superfund sites, toxic releases. Includes serving representative.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MI)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_healthcare_profile ~72

Healthcare infrastructure for a congressional district: CMS hospitals and nursing homes with quality ratings, representative's Health committee membership, and pending health legislation context.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., TX)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_housing_profile ~76

Housing affordability profile for a congressional district: HUD Fair Market Rents and income limits for district counties, representative's Housing committee membership, and relevant housing policy context.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., NY)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_info ~58

Get comprehensive information about a congressional district including demographics, economics, and representative.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberstringyesDistrict number (e.g., 07)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MI)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_district_research_profile ~76

NIH-funded research in a congressional district: grants by state, top institutions, top-funded topics, total award amounts, and representative's Science/Health committee membership.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtNumberintegeryesDistrict number (0 for at-large)
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MA)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_federal_debt_context ~44

Current federal debt with context: total public debt outstanding, debt held by public vs intragovernmental holdings, and record date. Useful for fiscal policy discussions.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_federal_fiscal_data ~57

Federal fiscal overview from Treasury: national debt, monthly revenue by category, and spending by category. Returns current figures and fiscal year totals.

NameTypeReqDescription
yearintegerFiscal year for revenue/spending (default: current year)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_federal_register ~81

Search Federal Register for rules, proposed rules, notices, and executive orders.

NameTypeReqDescription
agencystringAgency slug (e.g., "environmental-protection-agency", "department-of-defense")
limitintegerMax results, default 20
querystringSearch term
typestringDocument type

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_federal_spending ~57

Get federal contracts and grants for a congressional district from USASpending.gov.

NameTypeReqDescription
districtstringDistrict number (e.g., 05)
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MI)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_housing_affordability ~72

HUD Fair Market Rents and income limits by county FIPS code. Returns rental rates by bedroom count and income thresholds (very low, extremely low, low) by household size.

NameTypeReqDescription
countyFipsstringyesCounty FIPS code (e.g., 06037 for Los Angeles County)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_influence_chain ~51

Trace lobbying money through contributions, committee assignments, and votes for a legislator. Shows the path from lobbying org to legislative outcome.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdstringyesCongress bioguide identifier

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_representative_profile ~53

Get detailed profile for a specific legislator including committees, social media, biography, and contact info.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdstringyesCongress bioguide identifier (e.g., P000197)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_state_climate_profile ~73

Climate profile for a state: NOAA climate normals, severe weather event history, and the state delegation's Environment committee membership for climate policy context.

NameTypeReqDescription
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., FL)
yearintegerYear for severe weather events (default: last year)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_state_energy_profile ~55

State energy profile from EIA: total consumption, production, electricity generation, renewable percentage, and top energy sources. Returns production mix and trends.

NameTypeReqDescription
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., TX)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_state_public_safety_profile ~71

State crime trends with national comparison, Judiciary committee memberships from the state's congressional delegation, and relevant policy area context for criminal justice legislation.

NameTypeReqDescription
stateCodestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., TX)
yearsBackintegerYears of trend data (default 5)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_vote_record ~71

Get details about a specific House roll call vote including all member positions. Note: only House votes are available via this tool.

NameTypeReqDescription
congressintegerCongress number, default 119
rollCallNumbernumberyesRoll call number
sessionintegerSession number, default current

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_voting_history ~75

Get a legislator's recent voting record. Returns vote ID, bill info, position, result, and date.

NameTypeReqDescription
bioguideIdstringyesCongress bioguide identifier
chamberstringyesChamber of the legislator
limitintegerMax votes to return, default 20

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_state_delegation ~42

List all federal legislators for a state (both senators and all House representatives).

NameTypeReqDescription
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MI)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

lookup_representatives ~121

Find federal legislators by full street address (most accurate) or by state. A full address resolves the exact congressional district via Census Geocoder. Returns bioguideId, name, party, state, district, chamber.

NameTypeReqDescription
citystringyesCity name
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., MI)
streetstringyesStreet address (e.g., "123 Main St") — required for district-level lookup
zipstring5-digit ZIP code — improves geocoding accuracy

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_colleges ~84

Search College Scorecard for higher education institutions by state and/or name. Returns admission rate, graduation rate, average net price, median earnings, median debt, and size.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMax results (default 25)
namestringInstitution name (partial match)
statestringTwo-letter state code (e.g., MA)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_consumer_complaints ~120

Search CFPB consumer complaints by company, product, state, or date range. Returns complaint details including issue, response, and timeliness.

NameTypeReqDescription
companystringCompany name to filter by
dateFromstringStart date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTostringEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD)
productstringProduct type (e.g., "Credit reporting")
sizeintegerMax results (default 25)
statestringTwo-letter state code

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_crime_statistics ~101

FBI UCR crime statistics by state and offense type. Returns actual counts, rates per 100,000, clearances, and national comparison. Offense types: violent-crime, property-crime, HOM, RPE, ROB, ASS, BUR, LAR, MVT, ARS.

NameTypeReqDescription
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., CA)
yearintegerYear (default: most recent available)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_epa_facilities ~97

Search EPA-regulated facilities by state, ZIP, or SIC code. Returns facility name, address, compliance status, violations, and penalties.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMax results (default 20)
sicCodestring4-digit SIC code to filter by industry
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., CA)
zipstring5-digit ZIP code

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_fdic_institutions ~95

Search FDIC-insured banks and financial institutions by state, name, or city. Returns total assets, deposits, number of offices, charter class, and regulator.

NameTypeReqDescription
citystringCity name
limitintegerMax results (default 25)
namestringInstitution name (partial match)
statestringTwo-letter state code (e.g., NY)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_fema_disasters ~111

Search FEMA disaster declarations by state, year, or type (DR=Major Disaster, EM=Emergency, FM=Fire Management). Returns declaration number, dates, programs, and designated areas.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMax results (default 50)
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., CA)
typestringDeclaration type: DR (Major Disaster), EM (Emergency), FM (Fire Management)
yearintegerFiscal year declared

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_healthcare_providers ~87

Search CMS hospitals and nursing homes by state with quality ratings. Returns overall star ratings, safety/mortality comparisons for hospitals, and inspection/staffing ratings for nursing homes.

NameTypeReqDescription
citystringCity name to filter results
statestringyesTwo-letter state code (e.g., CA)
typestringProvider type (default: both)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_legislation ~151

Search for bills in Congress. Provide `query` for full-text keyword/topic search (e.g. "broadband", "veterans healthcare") via GovInfo's full-text bill index; results include a congress-type-number id you can pass to get_bill_details. Without `query`, returns the most recently updated bills (optionally filtered by type).

NameTypeReqDescription
congressintegerCongress number (defaults to the current Congress)
limitintegerMax results, default 20
querystringKeyword or topic to full-text search bill text (e.g. "broadband"). Omit to list most recent bills.
typestringBill type filter

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_lobbying ~88

Search Senate LDA lobbying filings. Returns registrant, client, spending amount, and issue codes. Returns a small unrepresentative sample of each quarter, not the full set — see the `coverage` field on the response before using the numbers.

NameTypeReqDescription
quarternumberQuarter (1-4), default most recent
yearintegerFiling year, default current

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_nih_grants ~90

Search NIH-funded research grants by state, institution, or topic. Returns project title, principal investigator, award amount, NIH institute, and organization.

NameTypeReqDescription
institutionstringResearch institution name
limitintegerMax results (default 25)
statestringTwo-letter state code (e.g., MD)
topicstringResearch topic or keyword

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_vehicle_complaints ~101

Search NHTSA consumer complaints about vehicles by make, model, and/or component. Returns incident details including injuries, deaths, crashes, fires, and complaint summary.

NameTypeReqDescription
componentstringVehicle component (e.g., STEERING, BRAKES, AIR BAGS)
makestringVehicle make (e.g., Ford, Toyota)
modelstringVehicle model (e.g., F-150, Camry)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_vehicle_recalls ~91

Search NHTSA vehicle recalls by make, model, and/or year. Returns campaign number, affected component, safety summary, consequence, remedy, and whether to park the vehicle immediately.

NameTypeReqDescription
makestringVehicle make (e.g., Ford, Toyota)
modelstringVehicle model (e.g., F-150, Camry)
yearintegerModel year

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.