# Govbase (remote · api.govbase.com)

U.S. federal policy data — bills, Congress members, voting records, and civic info.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `api.govbase.com`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://api.govbase.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 12 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 775 tokens (~64/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-govbase-govbase https://api.govbase.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-govbase-govbase]
url = "https://api.govbase.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-govbase-govbase": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.govbase.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-govbase-govbase --url https://api.govbase.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-govbase-govbase:
    url: "https://api.govbase.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-govbase-govbase": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.govbase.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 67, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 66, +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.

### 2026-07-28 (score 65, +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.

### 2026-07-27 (score 64, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 64)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (12)

### `search_policies` (~74 tokens)

Search Policies

Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Number of results (max 25)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (bill name, topic, keyword)
- `sort` (string): Sort order

### `get_policy` (~77 tokens)

Get Policy Details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").

Input parameters:

- `policy_id` (string, required): Policy ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234")

### `get_policy_text` (~49 tokens)

Get Policy Full Text

Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): Text format
- `policy_id` (string, required): Policy ID

### `search_members` (~91 tokens)

Search Members of Congress

Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.

Input parameters:

- `chamber` (string): Congressional chamber
- `limit` (number): Number of results
- `party` (string): Political party
- `query` (string): Search by name
- `state` (string): Two-letter state code (e.g., "CA")

### `get_member` (~61 tokens)

Get Member of Congress Details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).

Input parameters:

- `bioguide_id` (string, required): Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197")

### `get_member_vote` (~79 tokens)

Get Member Vote on Policy

Check how a specific U.S. member of Congress voted on a policy by providing their Bioguide ID and the policy ID. Returns all roll call votes for that member on the given policy.

Input parameters:

- `bioguide_id` (string, required): Bioguide ID of the member
- `policy_id` (string, required): Policy ID to check vote on

### `get_stories` (~40 tokens)

Get Story Bundles

List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Number of stories

### `get_story` (~39 tokens)

Get Story Details

Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.

Input parameters:

- `bundle_id` (string, required): Story bundle ID

### `resolve_effort` (~96 tokens)

Resolve Effort by Name

Answer "what is going on with policy X?" — resolve a bill nickname, acronym, or media name ("SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill") to the effort tracking that policy goal across every bill that has carried it, through reintroductions and new Congresses.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): A name for the effort: bill nickname, acronym, or media name (e.g. "SAVE Act", "big beautiful bill")

### `get_effort` (~74 tokens)

Get Effort Details

Retrieve an effort by ID: the maintained plain-language answer to "what is happening with this?", the full bill lineage across Congresses, current status, next actor, and story coverage.

Input parameters:

- `effort_id` (string, required): Effort slug ID (e.g. "safeguard-american-voter-eligibility")

### `get_representatives` (~52 tokens)

Get Representatives

Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.

Input parameters:

- `address` (string, required): Street address (e.g., "1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC")

### `get_voter_info` (~43 tokens)

Get Voter Information

Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.

Input parameters:

- `address` (string, required): Registered voter address

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 67
- 2026-07-31: 67
- 2026-07-30: 66
- 2026-07-29: 66
- 2026-07-28: 65
- 2026-07-27: 64
- 2026-07-26: 64

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://api.govbase.com/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/govbase-inc/govbase
- Website: https://govbase.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-govbase-govbase/api