io.github.cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server
openstates-mcp-server
Search bills, legislators, committees, and events across all 50 US states, DC, and 5 US territories.
alive probed 2026-10-09 · HTTP 200
10tools
7.7ktokens in Claude Opus 5.5
7.8ktokens in Claude Code
3.8 %of a 200k context window
4.5ko200k_base estimate
341 msto initialize
142 msto list tools
- Endpoint
- https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http)
- Host
- openstates.caseyjhand.com
- Protocol
- 2025-11-25
- Reports itself as
- openstates-mcp-server 0.3.3
- Capabilities
- logging, prompts, resources, tools
- Instructions
- 1 093 characters
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-05. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Repository
- https://github.com/cyanheads/openstates-mcp-server
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-10-09 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 7 of the last 7 probes
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| openstates_search_bills | 903 | 20 % |
| openstates_search_people | 849 | 19 % |
| openstates_search_events | 515 | 11 % |
| openstates_search_committees | 434 | 10 % |
| openstates_list_jurisdictions | 433 | 10 % |
History
We add a row when the result changes. A server with no change keeps its last row.
| Probed | Result | Init | Tools | Claude | o200k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 11:18 | alive | 324 ms | 10 | 7.7k | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-05 14:39 | alive | 341 ms | 10 | 7.7k | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-05 00:33 | alive | 211 ms | 10 | 4.5k | |
| 2026-10-04 10:04 | alive | 296 ms | 10 | 4.5k | |
| 2026-10-04 07:57 | alive | 256 ms | 10 | 4.5k | |
| 2026-10-03 20:37 | alive | 760 ms | 10 | 4.5k | |
| 2026-10-03 17:53 | alive | 594 ms | 10 | 4.5k |
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