Data Collection

openpublica.com

Provides tools to search, browse, and retrieve public government meeting summaries and transcripts.

1 endpoint15 known toolsFirst detected August 28, 2026Last detected August 28, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: OpenPublica
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

experimentalpromptsresourcestools

Server instructions

OpenPublica makes US local-government meetings searchable. It tracks city councils and boards (Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and more), transcribes each meeting, and generates a structured AI summary. A good way to narrow down to the right meetings: 1. WHERE — resolve the government: `find_governments_by_name` ("Sacramento"), `find_governments_by_zip` ("95814"), or `find_local_governments` (lat/lon). Each returns an `account_id` used to scope the other tools. 2. WHAT KIND — `discover_meeting_vocabulary` lists the valid `category_tag`s and `topic`s to filter by. `category_tag` is an opaque UUID — never guess it; get it here. 3. SEARCH — `search_meetings_semantic` with `match_type` semantic (meaning), keyword (exact terms like ordinance numbers / names), or hybrid; optionally filtered by government(s), `category_tag`, `topic`, and dates. Or browse newest-first with `list_recent_meetings`. 4. TRIAGE — rank results by the `relevance_score` (and `highlights`) on each match. 5. DRILL IN — `get_meeting` for the full summary, topics, and attendees. 6. QUOTE — `search_meeting_transcript` to pull exact quotes/passages (with timecodes) without loading the whole transcript. Dates passed as filters use MM-DD-YYYY. Cite meetings by their title and date, and link to the OpenPublica meeting page when relevant.

Known tools 15

search_meetings_semantic

Search OpenPublica meeting summaries by meaning, exact terms, or both.

Inferred read-only

list_recent_meetings

Browse meetings newest-first, optionally filtered by government, type, topic, or date.

Inferred read-only

get_meeting

Get a single meeting's full AI summary, topics, and attendees.

Inferred read-only

search_meeting_transcript

Find exact quotes/passages inside one meeting's transcript.

Inferred read-only

find_local_governments

Discover which governments OpenPublica tracks near a coordinate.

Inferred read-only

find_governments_by_name

Resolve a place *name* to the governments OpenPublica tracks there.

Inferred read-only

find_governments_by_zip

Resolve a ZIP code to nearby tracked governments.

Inferred read-only

get_government_info

Get a tracked government's profile: name, location, and meeting categories.

Inferred read-only

get_government_stats

Get meeting-activity stats for a government over a recent window.

Inferred read-only

discover_meeting_vocabulary

Discover the valid category and topic filter values before filtering a search.

Inferred read-only

list_government_documents

List a government's adopted plan and budget documents.

Inferred read-only

get_document

One document's metadata.

Inferred read-only

read_document_pages

Read a page range of a document as markdown.

Inferred read-only

search_documents

Search adopted plan and budget documents, returning page-cited excerpts.

Inferred read-only

get_coverage_overview

Get OpenPublica's overall coverage: total governments, states, and meetings indexed.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.openpublica]
url = "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: openpublica
Remote MCP URL: https://api.openpublica.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

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

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "openpublica",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.openpublica.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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