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Regulatory Intel MCP

by datakoot.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v2.1.0 · published by com.datakoot

US Federal Register for AI agents: rules, notices, executive orders, agency lookup. No keys.

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5 tools: 1 change things and 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http federal-register-rules https://regulatory.datakoot.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

5 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • agenciesLook up US federal agencies and their slugs (used to filter the other tools by issuing agency).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Look up US federal agencies and their slugs (used to filter the other tools by issuing agency). Optionally pass a query to match by name, e.g. 'environmental' or 'defense'.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Agencies
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • documentGet full detail on a single Federal Register document by its document number (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get full detail on a single Federal Register document by its document number (e.g. '2026-12811'): abstract, action, effective date, comment deadline, CFR references, citation, topics, agencies and links.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Document
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • executive_ordersSearch recent US presidential Executive Orders published in the Federal Register.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search recent US presidential Executive Orders published in the Federal Register. Optionally filter by keyword and date. Returns EO number, signing/publication date, title and links.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Executive Orders
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • recent_documentsList the most recent Federal Register documents, optionally filtered by type and issuing agency, over a look-back window.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List the most recent Federal Register documents, optionally filtered by type and issuing agency, over a look-back window. Use this to monitor newly published rules/notices from an agency.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Recent Documents
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • search_documentsSearch the US Federal Register for regulations and notices.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_documents" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the US Federal Register for regulations and notices. Filter by keyword, document type (rule, proposed_rule, notice, presidential_document), issuing agency (slug from the agencies tool), and publication date. Returns matching documents with title, type, agencies, abstract and links. Great for 'what did agency X publish about topic Y'.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search Documents
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 2.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http federal-register-rules https://regulatory.datakoot.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__federal-register-rules__search_documents",
      "mcp__federal-register-rules__document",
      "mcp__federal-register-rules__recent_documents",
      "mcp__federal-register-rules__executive_orders"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__federal-register-rules__agencies"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as federal-register-rules. Review it before you use it.