OpenPublica MCP MCP server

An official MCP server provided by Open Publica that allows AI assistants to search US local-government meetings, retrieve AI summaries and full transcripts, and access adopted plan documents without requiring an API key or account.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Open Publica

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search meetings by topic or semantic query
Retrieve full meeting summaries and transcripts
Find local governments by name, zip, or coordinates
Search and read page-cited excerpts from general plans

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_meetings_semantic
list_recent_meetings
get_meeting
search_meeting_transcript
find_local_governments
find_governments_by_name
find_governments_by_zip
get_government_info
get_government_stats
discover_meeting_vocabulary
list_government_documents
get_document
read_document_pages
search_documents
get_coverage_overview

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http openpublica-mcp https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add openpublica-mcp --url https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable openpublica-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpublica-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpublica-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start openpublica-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "openpublica-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http openpublica-mcp https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpublica-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpublica-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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