How to Use the GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP in Claude

Pull official US government documents and legislative bills straight into Claude Desktop to run analyses on raw policy data.

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Connect GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP to Claude Desktop

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Query GPO Collections in Claude Desktop

The `search_govinfo` tool matches your natural language queries against official US government records to find specific federal documents within your Claude Desktop interface. Your agent uses this MCP Server to run the GPO search, grab matching congressional record IDs, and filter through massive legislative dumps without leaving your Claude Desktop chat window. Once you pinpoint the right legislative files, you can use `list_packages` in Claude Desktop to grab document packages by date. This keeps your federal document research focused on recent congressional moves instead of digging through outdated GPO archives manually.

Extract Raw Text from Congressional Bills

The `get_package_content` tool pulls down the actual text of legislative bills and federal register issues directly into your Claude Desktop session. You get raw GPO text strings directly in your chat, which allows your Claude Desktop agent to summarize policy changes or draft briefs immediately. You can pair this with `get_package_summary` in Claude Desktop to inspect the metadata of a specific GPO package first. Checking the GPO metadata helps you avoid loading thousands of pages of raw legislative text into your Claude Desktop chat when you only need to confirm a bill's sponsor.

Inspect Federal Document Structures Directly

The `list_collections` tool lists all available GPO document categories like the Federal Register or Congressional Bills inside Claude Desktop. This lets your Claude Desktop agent map out what federal data is accessible before you start writing complex legislative search queries. You then use `get_collection_details` in Claude Desktop to pull schema information for a specific GPO collection. This MCP Server setup gives your Claude Desktop client a clean map of GPO databases so you don't waste API calls on empty legislative queries.

Setup guide

Set up GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under govinfo-gpo-legislative-docs-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govinfo-gpo-legislative-docs-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about GovInfo (GPO Legislative Docs) MCP in Claude Desktop

You just ask Claude Desktop to run a search on a legislative topic like tax bills. The client uses the `search_govinfo` tool to query the GPO database and returns the matching documents directly in your Claude Desktop chat.

Yes, you can pull the entire legislative text. Once you find a bill, Claude Desktop calls `get_package_content` to load the raw GPO text or binary data directly into your active conversation window.

The MCP Server retrieves these GPO files as raw text strings. If a congressional hearing is massive, you should ask Claude Desktop to run `get_package_summary` first to read the metadata before pulling the full text.

You can access all active GPO collections, including Congressional Bills and the Federal Register. Claude Desktop uses `list_collections` to show you what federal documents are available.

This integration only handles public legislative metadata and official GPO document text. Your search queries go directly to the GPO API via a secure V8 sandbox, meaning no private local files in Claude Desktop are ever exposed.

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