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Search proceedings

search_proceedings
Read-onlyIdempotent

List healthcare transaction reviews, certificate-of-need projects and nonprofit health facility notices (one row per state proceeding, newest development first): parties as filed, the agency and program, its status in its own words, stage, latest dated event, the agency page (source_url) and the DocketTrail page (url). Filter by state, program and status; a founding key adds org, agency, q (keyword) and since. Use get_proceeding for one transaction in full. Covers healthcare transaction reviews (OR, CA, MA, NM, WA, MN), certificate-of-need projects (WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, DC) and nonprofit health facility notices (CA, GA) only (see https://dockettrail.com/coverage for what is tracked and what was checked and not tracked). Every result is a public agency record, in the agency's own words, with source_url (the agency page it was read from) and the day DocketTrail observed it (observed_day, first_seen_at, last_checked_at; UTC). Nothing here is legal advice, and absence from the data is not a claim that no review exists.

Tool call template

This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {},
    "name": "search_proceedings"
  }
}

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
qNoFounding key only. A keyword, matched as a substring of the parties as filed, the agency title and status, and the agency name.
orgNoFounding key only. An organization slug, from find_organization.
pageNoPage number, from 1.
sinceNoFounding key only. A date, yyyy-mm-dd (UTC): only what DocketTrail observed changing on or after that day.
stateNoTwo-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM, DC, MN.
agencyNoFounding key only. An agency slug: the agency's name, lower-case and hyphenated.
statusNoA status as DocketTrail maps it, for example OPEN, APPROVED, WITHDRAWN, COMPLETED. An unknown value is refused with the list.
programNoA program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag, ga-ag, mn-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state.
per_pageNoRecords per page. Default 25; 25 is the most without a founding key, 200 with one.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag, ga-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag, ga-ag, mn-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM, DC."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM, DC, MN."
  2. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag, ga-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
  3. Changed1 schema field changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con, wa-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
  4. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca, dc-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM, DC."
  5. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr, nm-hca) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE, NM."
  6. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con, de-cpr) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY, DE."
  7. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn, ky-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA, KY."
  8. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con, va-copn) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC, VA."
  9. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag, nc-con, hi-con, mo-con, ga-con, sc-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL, NC, HI, MO, GA, SC."
  10. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, fl-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, il-con, fl-con, ca-ag) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need, nonprofit-hospital-notice). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, FL."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, IL, FL."
  11. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / program / description
      Previous value: -"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need). Free, like state."New value: +"A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con, fl-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need). Free, like state."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA, FL."
  12. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / program
      Added value: +{
+  "description": "A program id (or-hcmo, ca-ohca, ma-hpc, wa-con, ia-con) or a record type (transaction-review, certificate-of-need). Free, like state.",
+  "type": "string"
+}
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Two-letter state code: OR, CA or MA."New value: +"Two-letter state code: OR, CA, MA, WA, IA."
  13. First observed

TDQS

A4.4/5.0
Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnly/idempotent, so the description spends its words on what annotations cannot say: result ordering, provenance (agency's own words, source_url), observation timestamps (observed_day, first_seen_at, last_checked_at, UTC), and an explicit completeness caveat ('absence from the data is not a claim that no review exists'). The coverage link further discloses what is and is not tracked.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loaded with purpose, then output fields, then filtering, then coverage, then provenance—a sensible order. It is long with dense comma-separated state lists and parenthetical timestamp enumerations, but every clause carries information an agent would otherwise lack.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

No output schema exists, and the description compensates by naming the returned fields, the ordering, and the timestamp semantics. Combined with the coverage scope and the get_proceeding handoff, an agent has everything needed to call this correctly.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3. The description groups filters ('Filter by state, program and status; a founding key adds org, agency, q and since'), which mirrors what the schema already says per-property, and the phrase 'Free, like state' for program is ambiguous rather than additive.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Opens with a specific verb and resource ('List healthcare transaction reviews, certificate-of-need projects and nonprofit health facility notices') and states the row grain ('one row per state proceeding, newest development first'). It also enumerates the returned fields, so an agent knows exactly what it gets without opening a schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicitly routes single-record lookups to get_proceeding ('Use get_proceeding for one transaction in full'), and states the coverage envelope by state and record type. It does not spell out when-not-to-use beyond that (e.g. bulk export vs. this list tool), which keeps it just under a 5.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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