Can I search for bills in a specific state?

Yes! Use the `get_bill_list` tool and provide the state code (e.g., 'CA' for California, 'NY' for New York). It will return all active bills for the current session.

Does this include the full text of the bills?

The integration currently retrieves bill summaries and status updates. For the full legal text, the tool provides reference links to the official state or federal repositories.

How can I see how my representative voted?

Use the `get_bill_details` tool with the Bill ID. The response includes a roll call section with the results of all votes taken on that specific piece of legislation.

LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 3 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: LegiScan Legislation Lookup
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Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup through the 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="LegiScan Legislation Lookup Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with LegiScan Legislation Lookup. "
                "You have access to 3 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from LegiScan Legislation Lookup"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server

Equip your AI agent with real-time legislative intelligence through the LegiScan MCP server. This integration provides instant access to the legislative processes of all 50 US states and Congress. Your agent can search for bills by keyword or ID, retrieve detailed bill summaries and progress, and explore voting records. Whether you are tracking specific policy changes, auditing legislative activity, or researching state laws, your agent acts as a dedicated policy analyst through natural conversation.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 3 tools from LegiScan Legislation Lookup through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries LegiScan Legislation Lookup, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Bill Search — Find legislative bills across any state or federal jurisdiction by keyword.
Status Tracking — Monitor the current progress and history of specific legislation.
Vote Auditing — Retrieve detailed voting records for specific bills to see how representatives voted.
Master List Retrieval — Access a complete list of all active bills for a specific session and state.

The LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server exposes 3 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

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 3 tools from LegiScan Legislation Lookup

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with LegiScan Legislation Lookup 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

LegiScan Legislation Lookup + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query LegiScan Legislation Lookup, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries LegiScan Legislation Lookup, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through LegiScan Legislation Lookup tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query LegiScan Legislation Lookup to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (3)

These 3 tools become available when you connect LegiScan Legislation Lookup to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_bill_details

Get details for a specific bill

get_state_master_list

Get the current master list for a state

search_bills

Search for legislative bills

Example Prompts for LegiScan Legislation Lookup in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with LegiScan Legislation Lookup immediately.

"Search for California bills related to 'clean energy'."

"What is the progress of bill 'NY-S01234'?"

"List all federal bills related to 'artificial intelligence'."

Troubleshooting LegiScan Legislation Lookup MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting LegiScan Legislation Lookup to OpenAI Agents SDK through the 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.

LegiScan Legislation Lookup + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating LegiScan Legislation Lookup 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.