How to Use the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Cursor

Inject live legislative data and state bill tracking directly into your Cursor coding workspace.

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Connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP to Cursor

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Setup LegiScan Legislation Lookup with Cursor

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Code with Live Legislative Data

The `search_bills` tool gives your Cursor agent direct access to live legislative queries while you write your application. You can build policy tracking features using real API payloads instead of static mock files. This means your agent can write parser functions against actual JSON schemas returned by the API. It eliminates the guesswork when mapping state legislative data structures.

Build Compliance Trackers with this MCP Server

The `get_state_master_list` tool lets you pull entire legislative sessions into your workspace to test your database ingestion scripts. This MCP Server makes it easy to check how your code handles hundreds of concurrent bills. Your agent can run these queries, inspect the output, and write the database schemas to store them. You get working code built around actual state data models in minutes.

Deep Bill Parsing in the Editor

The `get_bill_details` tool pulls deep metadata, including history, sponsors, and text links, right inside your active file. You don't have to leave the editor to check if a bill ID is valid or to inspect its structure. Your agent can use this live context to debug your data pipelines on the fly. It makes building compliance tools or legal tech platforms much faster.

Setup guide

Set up LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Cursor

Prerequisites

Cursor installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP Settings

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP or open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "MCP: Add Server".
2

Add the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP

Cursor will create or open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root. Paste the JSON snippet on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable Agent mode

Open Composer (Cmd+I / Ctrl+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown at the top. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode.
4

Verify the connection

Ask Cursor something like "List my recent LegiScan Legislation Lookup transactions." If the MCP tools are loaded correctly, Cursor will call the LegiScan Legislation Lookup tools automatically. You can also check Settings → MCP for a green status indicator.

.cursor/mcp.json

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

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Common questions about LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP in Cursor

Create an mcp.json file in your .cursor directory and define the server settings. Once saved, this MCP server is immediately active and your agent can call the legislative tools.

Yes, when you use Agent mode, the editor can decide to call `search_bills` or `get_bill_details` to answer your questions. It writes code based on the live data it receives.

The server passes requests directly to the LegiScan API. If you run large batches of `get_state_master_list` queries, make sure your API plan has the capacity to handle the volume.

All fifty states and the US Congress are supported. You can query any of them by passing the standard two-letter state code to the tools.

Your API credentials and legislative search terms are processed locally or in an ephemeral sandbox. This MCP setup keeps your legislative search parameters isolated, so your credentials are never exposed to other environments.

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