MCP OpenFEC Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENFEC_API_KEY | Yes | Your OpenFEC API key obtained from api.data.gov |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_candidateC | Get detailed information about a candidate |
| get_candidate_financialsC | Get financial data for a candidate |
| search_candidatesC | Search for candidates by name or other criteria |
| get_committeeC | Get detailed information about a committee |
| get_candidate_contributionsC | Get individual contributions for a candidate |
| get_filingsC | Retrieve official FEC filings with filters |
| get_independent_expendituresC | Get independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates |
| get_electioneeringC | Get electioneering communications |
| get_party_coordinated_expendituresD | Get party coordinated expenditures |
| get_communication_costsC | Get corporate/union communication costs |
| get_audit_casesC | Get FEC audit cases and findings |
| get_bulk_downloadsB | Get links to bulk data downloads |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 12 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose targeting specific FEC data types like candidates, committees, contributions, expenditures, filings, and downloads. There is no overlap in functionality—tools like get_candidate, get_committee, and get_filings serve separate resources, and even related tools like get_candidate_contributions and get_candidate_financials focus on different aspects of candidate data.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern using snake_case, starting with 'get_' or 'search_' followed by a specific noun phrase (e.g., get_candidate, search_candidates, get_audit_cases). This uniformity makes the tool set predictable and easy to navigate, with no deviations in naming style.
With 12 tools, the server is well-scoped for accessing U.S. Federal Election Commission data, covering key areas like candidates, committees, financials, expenditures, and filings. Each tool serves a distinct data retrieval function, avoiding bloat while providing comprehensive coverage for the domain.
The tool set offers strong coverage for retrieving FEC data, including candidates, committees, financials, expenditures, filings, and bulk downloads. A minor gap exists in update or management operations (e.g., no create or modify tools), but this is reasonable for a read-only data access server focused on public records, and agents can work effectively with the provided retrieval functions.