Openstates MCP server

by cyanheads·io.github.cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server·v0.3.1

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claude mcp add --transport http openstates-mcp-server https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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Openstates: common questions

Is Openstates MCP server safe?: Not known yet: the safety scan has not run. New listings are scanned within a few days.
How do I install Openstates?: It runs remotely at openstates.caseyjhand.com. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Openstates need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 14 settings from the environment.
Is Openstates maintained?: The latest release is v0.3.1.
Is Openstates up?: 100% of our last 1 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
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Price: Free
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Transport: Remote · mixed
Uptime: 100% · 1/1 checks
Version: 0.3.1
Category: Web search
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Credentials it needs

OPENSTATES_API_KEYOpen States API key from open.pluralpolicy.com. Required to make any API requests.
OPENSTATES_DAILY_REQUEST_BUDGETMaximum upstream Open States requests per rolling 24 hours. Rejects before the request is issued once spent. Defaults to the v3 free-tier daily cap.
OPENSTATES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSPer-attempt upstream request deadline in milliseconds (minimum 1000). Expiry is non-retryable. Open States answers a scoped query in under a second to ~57s and its gateway gives up near 60s.
OPENSTATES_TOTAL_REQUEST_BUDGET_MSWall-clock ceiling in milliseconds for one call across every retry attempt and the backoff between them. Bounds a slow upstream that keeps failing retryably. Must be at least OPENSTATES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS; startup rejects a lower value.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
OPENSTATES_API_KEYOpen States API key from open.pluralpolicy.com. Required to make any API requests.
OPENSTATES_DAILY_REQUEST_BUDGETMaximum upstream Open States requests per rolling 24 hours. Rejects before the request is issued once spent. Defaults to the v3 free-tier daily cap.
OPENSTATES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSPer-attempt upstream request deadline in milliseconds (minimum 1000). Expiry is non-retryable. Open States answers a scoped query in under a second to ~57s and its gateway gives up near 60s.
OPENSTATES_TOTAL_REQUEST_BUDGET_MSWall-clock ceiling in milliseconds for one call across every retry attempt and the backoff between them. Bounds a slow upstream that keeps failing retryably. Must be at least OPENSTATES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS; startup rejects a lower value.
MCP_HTTP_HOSTThe hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORTThe port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHThe endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODEAuthentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

Endpoint

https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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