Washington State Legislature MCP Server
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Washington State Legislative Web Services
Details
- Author
- awalcutt
- Downloads
- 144
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Jump to
- Bill tracking and information retrieval
- Committee meeting schedules and agendas
- Legislator lookup and sponsor information
- Bill status and history tracking
- Legislative document access in XML, HTM, and PDF
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Washington State Legislature MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install with pip install . (production) or pip install -e ".[dev]" (development). Run locally using mcp dev src/wa_leg_mcp/server.py or python src/wa_leg_mcp/server.py. Configure via a .env file with variables like WSL_API_TIMEOUT and WSL_CACHE_TTL. Integrate with Claude Desktop by adding a JSON entry to its MCP configuration. For remote deployment, use the mcp-remote adapter with an AWS Lambda endpoint.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"washington state legislature mcp server": {
"wa-leg-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"src/wa_leg_mcp/server.py"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"wa-leg-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"src/wa_leg_mcp/server.py"
]
}
}Washington State Legislature MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with access to Washington State Legislature data, enabling civic engagement through conversational interfaces.
Overview
This MCP server connects AI assistants to the Washington State Legislative Web Services (WSLWS), providing tools for:
- Bill tracking and information retrieval
- Committee meeting schedules and agendas
- Legislator lookup and sponsor information
- Bill status and history tracking
- Legislative document access
Features
Core Tools
-getBillInfo - Retrieve detailed information about specific bills
- searchBills - Search for bills using keywords and optional filtering
- getBillsByYear - Retrieve all bills from a specific year with filtering options
- getCommitteeMeetings - Get committee meeting schedules and agendas
- findLegislator - Find legislators by district or lookup sponsors
- getBillStatus - Get current status and history of a bill
- getBillDocuments - Retrieve bill document metadata with links
- getBillContent - Retrieve the actual content of a bill in AI-friendly format
MCP Resources
-bill://xml/{biennium}/{chamber}/{bill_number} - Access bill documents in structured XML format
- bill://htm/{biennium}/{chamber}/{bill_number} - Access bill documents in HTML format
- bill://pdf/{biennium}/{chamber}/{bill_number} - Get URLs for bill PDF documents
- bill://document/{format}/{biennium}/{chamber}/{bill_number} - Generic format for accessing bill documents
Installation
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ - pip package managerDevelopment Installation
pip install -e ".[dev]"
Production Installation
pip install .
Quick Start
Local Development
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