How to Use the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Claude Code

Pipe real-time legislative data directly into your terminal tools and CI/CD pipelines using Claude Code.

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Connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP to Claude Code

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Pipe legislative data directly to shell tools

Claude Code brings policy research to the command line. By exposing this MCP Server, you can call `search_bills` to search for active legislation across all states and pipe the raw JSON output directly into grep, jq, or local text files. This setup eliminates the need for bulky web interfaces. You run a single command in your terminal, and your agent fetches the exact bills you need, formatting them perfectly for your scripts.

Build automated CLI monitoring with this MCP Server

Automating your regulatory checks shouldn't require a complex backend. Claude Code uses `get_state_master_list` to fetch current bills for any state, letting you script daily checks directly from your terminal environment. You can write bash scripts that trigger Claude Code to analyze the state master list and output clean diffs. This keeps your team updated on legislative changes without leaving the command line.

Extract bill details via headless queries

Pulling down specific bill histories is fast when you don't have to open a browser. Claude Code invokes `get_bill_details` to retrieve sponsors, text links, and historical votes instantly. The agent processes the raw payload and prints a clean, terminal-friendly markdown summary. You get the exact policy details you need for your technical documentation or git commits in seconds.

Setup guide

Set up LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see legiscan-legislation-lookup-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest LegiScan Legislation Lookup transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available LegiScan Legislation Lookup tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http legiscan-legislation-lookup-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP

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

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "legiscan-legislation-lookup-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Claude Code

Yes, Claude Code runs entirely in your terminal. It executes tools like `search_bills` and outputs plain text or JSON that you can easily pipe into other command-line utilities.

Run the claude mcp add command in your terminal with the server details. Claude Code updates your local config file and immediately makes the legislative tools available in your shell sessions.

Absolutely. You can script Claude Code to run automated policy checks using `get_state_master_list` during your build processes, flagging any regulatory changes that affect your codebase.

The MCP server handles the connection details, but you should structure your CLI prompts to target specific states or keywords to avoid hitting LegiScan API rate limits during bulk runs.

Your legislative search queries and tracking lists are processed locally in your terminal session and secured through Vinkius's zero-trust gateway. No query history or tracking parameters are stored or shared.

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