MCP server

Congressional Documents

io.github.pipeworx-io/congressional-documents

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Congressional Documents — full-text search and retrieval over the official record of Congress…

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

45

Token cost

About 27,338 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

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 congressional-documents https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.congressional-documents]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"congressional-documents":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"congressional-documents":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"congressional-documents":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add congressional-documents https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/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":"congressional-documents","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"congressional-documents","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congressional-documents/mcp"}

Tools

• get_congressional_document_text ~391 tokens
  Read the actual text of a congressional document — the full transcript, report or Congressional Record entry — so an answer can quote the source instead of paraphrasing from memory. Pass the package_id (and granule_id where the search returned one) from search_congressional_documents. Returns the do
• list_congressional_document_types ~116 tokens
  List the kinds of congressional documents that can be searched (hearings, committee reports, committee prints, House/Senate documents, Congressional Record), what each contains, and what this source does and does not cover. Call this when unsure which doc_type answers a question.
• search_congressional_documents ~528 tokens
  Search the full text of official U.S. congressional documents — hearing transcripts, committee reports, committee prints, House/Senate documents, and the Congressional Record. Use for "what was said in the congressional hearing about X", "the committee report on Y", "congressional testimony on Z", "

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