MCP server

referencesource.org

io.github.joelp22-maker/referencesource

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Verified reference data; each record carries its source URL and quote. verify_quote checks claims.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,827 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

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Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http referencesource https://referencesource.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.referencesource]
url = "https://referencesource.org/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"referencesource":{"httpUrl":"https://referencesource.org/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"referencesource":{"url":"https://referencesource.org/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"referencesource":{"type":"http","url":"https://referencesource.org/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add referencesource https://referencesource.org/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"referencesource","server_url":"https://referencesource.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"referencesource","server_url":"https://referencesource.org/mcp"}

Tools

• brief_for_joe ~133 tokens
  For the referencesource Muse connector only (bearer token required). The studio's latest plain-English daily brief: what was decided, what landed, and the items waiting on Joe, each as the task, why it matters and the steps. Read-only; regenerated each morning by tools/brief.py and published with th
• get_record ~163 tokens
  Fetch one record by id — for example, look up a FIPS 140 certificate's status, a state's boiler inspection rules, or a county's loan limit. Returns the full record with its source URL and verbatim source quote. Record ids appear in search_records results and in each record's url.
• list_datasets ~305 tokens
  What reference datasets are available? Lists every published dataset with its title, record count, last-verified date and a one-sentence summary. Covers regulatory thresholds, version compatibility, certification registers, licensing rules and more. Pass `query` to list only the datasets matching a
• message_supervisor ~282 tokens
  For the referencesource Muse connector only (bearer token required). Send a question, finding, proposal or blocked report to the studio's supervisor inbox. Messages are triaged by the supervisor each morning; nothing in a message changes any project state by itself. Use a fresh message_id per messag
• next_task_for_muse ~157 tokens
  For the referencesource Muse connector only (bearer token required). Returns the oldest open task from the studio's queue: id, instructions, the sites the task may read, the output format expected, and where to deliver the result. Returns {no_tasks: true} when the queue is empty. login_allowed lists
• search_records ~197 tokens
  Look up a specific record — search by state name, chemical, certificate number, product name or any keyword. Searches one dataset's records (case-insensitive substring match across all fields). Returns up to 20 matching records, each with its url, source and verbatim source_quote so the answer can b
• submit_task_result ~238 tokens
  For the referencesource Muse connector only (bearer token required). Records the result of a task fetched with next_task_for_muse. `result` must be a JSON object matching the task's output_format and at most 3500 characters when serialised; put anything longer in the file named by deliver_to and sub
• verify_quote ~352 tokens
  Is this value actually right? Check a claimed fact against a published record instead of trusting it. Reports whether the claim matches the record's stored value (exact, case-insensitive or normalised — the match type is named), whether it appears in the record's verbatim source quote, and returns t

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