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Spicy Regs MCP Server

A regulations.gov mirror, queryable from your AI tools.

Endpoint https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Pro · Max · Team · Enterpriseweb & desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Spicy Regs.
  3. Set the URL to the endpoint above.
  4. Leave authentication as None — the dataset is public.
  5. Save, then toggle the connector on in any conversation.

Remote HTTP:

claude mcp add --transport http spicy-regs https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Local stdio via uvx (no remote dependency):

claude mcp add spicy-regs -- uvx --from "spicy-regs @ git+https://github.com/civictechdc/spicy-regs" spicy-regs-mcp

Add to your MCP config, then enable it under Settings → MCP.

~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) · .cursor/mcp.json (per-project)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "url": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Add a workspace MCP config (Copilot Agent mode required).

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Add to the Cascade MCP config, then refresh the server list.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spicy-regs": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp" }
  }
}

Most clients accept a remote streamable-HTTP URL:

https://mcp.spicy-regs.dev/mcp

Or run it locally over stdio with uvx:

uvx --from "spicy-regs @ git+https://github.com/civictechdc/spicy-regs" spicy-regs-mcp

Tools exposed

Three read-only tools, querying parquet on Cloudflare R2 via DuckDB.

list_sources
List the logical tables available in the dataset.
describe_table(table)
Return the column schema for one table.
query_sql(sql, max_rows=25)
Run a read-only SQL query against the views below (always LIMIT while exploring).

Views: dockets · documents · comments · comments_index · feed_summary · agency_stats · agency_monthly_volume · fr_docket_links · discovery_signals · cfr_sections · congress_bills · bill_subjects · unified_agenda · federal_register · rule_targets · proceedings · regulatory_agenda_items · agenda_item_proceedings · comment_periods · rulemaking_lifecycles · lifecycle_events · agency_lifecycle_stats · sam_entities · lobbying_filings · lobbying_activities · lobbying_activity_lobbyists · fec_committees · fec_committee_history · document_attributes · docket_attributes · fec_source_catalog · fec_collections · fec_source_records · fec_relationships · org_committee_links · gao_reports · crs_reports · court_dockets · court_docket_groups · court_opinion_clusters · court_citations · court_citation_map · court_parentheticals · court_opinions · usaspending_recipients · fcc_proceedings · fcc_filings · bill_actions · bill_committees · bill_cosponsors · bill_publisher_summaries · bill_versions · bill_sections · section_diffs · section_diff_items · financial_changes · section_classifications · bill_summaries · diff_summaries · public_activity_events · amendments · press_releases · roll_call_votes · member_votes · members · member_terms · member_party_affiliations · member_vote_terms · committee_reports · report_sections · hearing_transcripts · hearing_bill_links · cbo_cost_estimates · house_activity_reports · budget_volumes · bill_committee_actions · document_citations · senate_expenditures · laws · law_code_sections · table3_records · committees · committee_assignments · house_communications · committee_meetings · record_issues · treaties · nominations · bill_family_archives · bill_vote_references · bill_family_backfills · bill_family_backfill_walks · committee_report_reads · native_legal_references · native_legal_reference_reads · court_opinion_pdf_extractions

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