Federal Register MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDKGive OpenAI Agents SDK instant access to 9 tools to Get Agency, Get Current Public Inspection, Get Document, and more

Name: Federal Register
Price: 29 USD
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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Federal Register through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Federal Register Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Federal Register. "
                "You have access to 9 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Federal Register"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Federal Register MCP Server

Connect your AI agent to the Federal Register and navigate the vast landscape of U.S. government regulations and public notices through natural language.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 9 tools from Federal Register through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Federal Register, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Document Search — Search through millions of documents published since 1994 using filters like agency, date, document type, and RIN.
Public Inspection — Access the 'Public Inspection' desk to see documents scheduled for publication before they officially hit the register.
Agency Intelligence — List all federal agencies and retrieve detailed profiles, including their recent regulatory activity and metadata.
Regulatory Tracking — Monitor specific dockets, Regulation Identifier Numbers (RIN), and CFR titles/parts to stay ahead of compliance changes.
Deep Metadata — Fetch full document details, including publication dates, page ranges, and agency contact information.

The Federal Register MCP Server exposes 9 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 9 Federal Register tools available for OpenAI Agents SDK

When OpenAI Agents SDK connects to Federal Register through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning federal-register, government-documents, regulatory-tracking, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

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Get agency on Federal Register

Fetch a single agency by slug

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Get current public inspection on Federal Register

Retrieve all documents currently on public inspection

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Get document on Federal Register

Fetch a single published document

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Get multiple documents on Federal Register

Fetch multiple published documents

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Get public inspection by date on Federal Register

Retrieve documents on public inspection on a specific date

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Get public inspection document on Federal Register

Fetch a single public inspection document

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List agencies on Federal Register

List all federal agencies

Search documents on Federal Register

Search published Federal Register documents

Search public inspection on Federal Register

Search public inspection documents

Connect Federal Register to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Federal Register into OpenAI Agents SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 9 tools from Federal Register

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Federal Register MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Federal Register through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Federal Register + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Federal Register MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Federal Register, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Federal Register, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Federal Register tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Federal Register to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Example Prompts for Federal Register in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Federal Register immediately.

"Search for recent 'rule' type documents from the Environmental Protection Agency."

"What documents are currently on the public inspection desk for today?"

"Get the profile and recent activity for the agency with slug 'education-department'."

Troubleshooting Federal Register MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Federal Register to OpenAI Agents SDK through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Federal Register + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Federal Register MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.