Koskamo

openfec-mcp-server

An MCP server that provides access to US federal campaign finance data from the FEC's OpenFEC API. It enables agents to search for candidates, committees, and filings, trace contributions and expenditures, and look up election races, legal documents, and filing deadlines.

Package and access

Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.

openfec-mcp-server logo, by cyanheadsCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • Search federal candidates by name, state, office, party, or cycle
  • Trace itemized contributions (Schedule A) and disbursements (Schedule B)
  • Find political committees and fetch their financial totals
  • Look up election races, legal documents, and filing deadlines

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.10.0
mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server@0.10.0Source repository
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.

@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server 0.10.0

npmnpx
@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server package definition
{
  "version": "0.10.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "FEC_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "OpenFEC API key — optional (DEMO_KEY: 30 req/hr). Own key: 1000 req/hr. Free at api.data.gov."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

No tool definitions available.

Connect from your client

Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Cursor

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cursor. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfec-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server@0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FEC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FEC_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cline. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfec-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server@0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FEC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FEC_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart VS Code. Koskamo has not executed this package.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "openfec-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server@0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FEC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FEC_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Claude Desktop. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfec-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfec-mcp-server@0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FEC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FEC_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Let your agent find its tools

Find servers like openfec-mcp-server from your agent. Add Koskamo once to search the index for endpoints, access requirements, and client setup. Public discovery needs no key.

Connect Koskamo Explore workflows
See all 2,959