CIV.IQ
U.S.
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What it can do
- Lookup Representatives: Find federal legislators by full street address (most accurate) or by state. A full address resolves the exact congressional district via Census Geocoder. Returns bioguideId, n
- List State Delegation: List all federal legislators for a state (both senators and all House representatives).
- Get Representative Profile: Get detailed profile for a specific legislator including committees, social media, biography, and contact info.
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
U.S. civic data for AI agents. 47 tools over live government sources: representatives by address, voting records, bills (full-text keyword search), campaign finance by industry, lobbying filings, federal spending, and district profiles (environment, health, safety, economy). Every answer cites its government source. Free, no API key, MIT-licensed.
How to connect
How to connect CIV.IQ to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://civiq--civiq.run.tools
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect CIV.IQ to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://civiq--civiq.run.tools
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect CIV.IQ to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://civiq--civiq.run.tools
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (47)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| lookup_representatives | Find federal legislators by full street address (most accurate) or by state. A full address resolves the exact congressional district via Census Geocoder. Returns bioguideId, name, party, state, district, chamber. |
| list_state_delegation | List all federal legislators for a state (both senators and all House representatives). |
| get_representative_profile | Get detailed profile for a specific legislator including committees, social media, biography, and contact info. |
| compare_legislators | Compare multiple legislators side-by-side. Returns profiles for each bioguideId. |
| search_legislation | Search for bills in Congress. Provide `query` for full-text keyword/topic search (e.g. "broadband", "veterans healthcare") via GovInfo's full-text bill index; results include a congress-type-number id you can pass to get_bill_details. Without `query`, returns the most recently updated bills (optionally filtered by type). |
| get_bill_details | Get detailed information about a specific bill including sponsor, cosponsors, committees, actions, and policy area. |
| get_voting_history | Get a legislator's recent voting record. Returns vote ID, bill info, position, result, and date. |
| get_vote_record | Get details about a specific House roll call vote including all member positions. Note: only House votes are available via this tool. |
| get_campaign_finance | Get FEC campaign finance data for a legislator including total raised/spent, PAC contributions, and industry breakdown. |
| search_lobbying | Search Senate LDA lobbying filings. Returns registrant, client, spending amount, and issue codes. |
| get_federal_spending | Get federal contracts and grants for a congressional district from USASpending.gov. |
| analyze_vote_prediction | ML-based vote prediction analysis. Returns independence score (how often a legislator votes against their donor-predicted position), SHAP factors, and notable deviations. |
| get_influence_chain | Trace lobbying money through contributions, committee assignments, and votes for a legislator. Shows the path from lobbying org to legislative outcome. |
| analyze_district_comprehensive | District representative info combined with STATE-level context across domains: environment (EPA), safety (FEMA, CFPB), health (CMS), economy (EIA, education, research, banking). Domain counts are statewide aggregates — these sources do not publish district-level rollups. |
| analyze_industry_regulatory_landscape | For a given industry sector: all regulatory actions (EPA, FDA, NHTSA), lobbying filings, campaign contributions, and committee jurisdiction. Maps sector to agencies and oversight committees. |
| analyze_policy_area_ecosystem | For a Congress.gov policy area: related agencies, industry sectors, lobbying activity, committee oversight, and Federal Register keywords. Uses policy-area-map as the cross-domain join hub. |
| get_committee_info | Get detailed information about a congressional committee including members, jurisdiction, and subcommittees. |
| get_federal_register | Search Federal Register for rules, proposed rules, notices, and executive orders. |
| get_district_info | Get comprehensive information about a congressional district including demographics, economics, and representative. |
| search_epa_facilities | Search EPA-regulated facilities by state, ZIP, or SIC code. Returns facility name, address, compliance status, violations, and penalties. |
| get_district_environmental_profile | Environmental profile for a congressional district: regulated facilities, active violations, Superfund sites, toxic releases. Includes serving representative. |
| analyze_environmental_influence | Cross-reference EPA violations in a district with lobbying and campaign finance. Maps facility SIC codes to sectors, finds lobbying in those sectors by the district rep, checks EPA-oversight committee membership overlap, and identifies environmental legislation votes. |
| get_climate_data | NOAA climate normals for a state: average temperature, min/max temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall from 30-year normal period. Requires NOAA_TOKEN. |
| get_state_climate_profile | Climate profile for a state: NOAA climate normals, severe weather event history, and the state delegation's Environment committee membership for climate policy context. |
| search_fema_disasters | Search FEMA disaster declarations by state, year, or type (DR=Major Disaster, EM=Emergency, FM=Fire Management). Returns declaration number, dates, programs, and designated areas. |
| get_district_disaster_history | Disaster history for a congressional district: FEMA declarations, recurring hazard types, total assistance amounts. Cross-references with USASpending disaster relief in the district. |
| search_crime_statistics | FBI UCR crime statistics by state and offense type. Returns actual counts, rates per 100,000, clearances, and national comparison. Offense types: violent-crime, property-crime, HOM, RPE, ROB, ASS, BUR, LAR, MVT, ARS. |
| get_state_public_safety_profile | State crime trends with national comparison, Judiciary committee memberships from the state's congressional delegation, and relevant policy area context for criminal justice legislation. |
| search_consumer_complaints | Search CFPB consumer complaints by company, product, state, or date range. Returns complaint details including issue, response, and timeliness. |
| get_district_consumer_complaints | Consumer complaints aggregated by congressional district using ZIP-district mapping. Shows top complained-about companies, products, and issues for a district. |
| analyze_consumer_protection_influence | Cross-reference top complained-about companies in a state with lobbying registrants (entity resolution fuzzy match) and campaign contributions to the district representative. Checks rep votes on Finance-related legislation. Shows correlations only — not causation. |
| get_housing_affordability | HUD Fair Market Rents and income limits by county FIPS code. Returns rental rates by bedroom count and income thresholds (very low, extremely low, low) by household size. |
| get_district_housing_profile | Housing affordability profile for a congressional district: HUD Fair Market Rents and income limits for district counties, representative's Housing committee membership, and relevant housing policy context. |
| search_vehicle_recalls | Search NHTSA vehicle recalls by make, model, and/or year. Returns campaign number, affected component, safety summary, consequence, remedy, and whether to park the vehicle immediately. |
| search_vehicle_complaints | Search NHTSA consumer complaints about vehicles by make, model, and/or component. Returns incident details including injuries, deaths, crashes, fires, and complaint summary. |
| search_healthcare_providers | Search CMS hospitals and nursing homes by state with quality ratings. Returns overall star ratings, safety/mortality comparisons for hospitals, and inspection/staffing ratings for nursing homes. |
| get_district_healthcare_profile | Healthcare infrastructure for a congressional district: CMS hospitals and nursing homes with quality ratings, representative's Health committee membership, and pending health legislation context. |
| get_state_energy_profile | State energy profile from EIA: total consumption, production, electricity generation, renewable percentage, and top energy sources. Returns production mix and trends. |
| analyze_energy_policy_influence | Cross-reference state energy profile with energy sector lobbying registrants (entity resolution fuzzy match), Energy/Commerce committee membership, campaign contributions, and energy legislation votes. Shows correlations only — not causation. |
| search_colleges | Search College Scorecard for higher education institutions by state and/or name. Returns admission rate, graduation rate, average net price, median earnings, median debt, and size. |
| get_district_education_profile | Higher education landscape for a congressional district: colleges/universities by state with outcomes data, representative's Education committee membership, and relevant education policy context. |
| search_nih_grants | Search NIH-funded research grants by state, institution, or topic. Returns project title, principal investigator, award amount, NIH institute, and organization. |
| get_district_research_profile | NIH-funded research in a congressional district: grants by state, top institutions, top-funded topics, total award amounts, and representative's Science/Health committee membership. |
| search_fdic_institutions | Search FDIC-insured banks and financial institutions by state, name, or city. Returns total assets, deposits, number of offices, charter class, and regulator. |
| get_district_banking_profile | Banking landscape for a congressional district: FDIC-insured institutions, total deposits/assets, recent bank failures, and representative's Banking/Financial Services committee membership. |
| get_federal_fiscal_data | Federal fiscal overview from Treasury: national debt, monthly revenue by category, and spending by category. Returns current figures and fiscal year totals. |
| get_federal_debt_context | Current federal debt with context: total public debt outstanding, debt held by public vs intragovernmental holdings, and record date. Useful for fiscal policy discussions. |