# Govbase

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

- name: com.govbase/govbase
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 85/100
- quality: 85/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.govbase%2Fgovbase
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.govbase%2Fgovbase/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

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


## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 45
- provenance: 85
- drivers: +repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% -stale-206d
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 85/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 12 of 12 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_policy (destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_representatives (destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_stories (destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,300 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 12, about 1,300 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 10c46eb7e6a4e5f42234dbc97664acb9
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.govbase/govbase.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.govbase/govbase)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://api.govbase.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (12)

- `get_effort`: 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.
- `get_member`: Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. member of Congress by their Bioguide ID (e.g., "P000197" for Nancy Pelosi).
- `get_member_vote`: 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.
- `get_policy`: Retrieve detailed information about a specific U.S. federal policy by its ID (e.g., "bill-119-hr-22" or "eo-2025-1234").
- `get_policy_text`: Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.
- `get_representatives`: Look up elected representatives for a given U.S. address, including federal, state, and local officials.
- `get_stories`: List current story bundles tracking ongoing policy issues. Returns a feed of active stories grouping related policies and developments.
- `get_story`: Retrieve detailed information about a specific story bundle by its ID, including the full timeline of related events.
- `get_voter_info`: Get election and polling location information for a registered U.S. voter address, including upcoming elections and early vote sites.
- `resolve_effort`: 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.
- `search_members`: Search current U.S. members of Congress by name, state, party, or chamber. Returns a list of matching members with key details.
- `search_policies`: Search U.S. federal policies and legislation by keyword, topic, or bill name. Returns a list of matching policies with summaries.