INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

list_rules_taking_effect

What lands on me, and when?

referencesource.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for list_rules_taking_effect and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.federal-rules-taking-effect]
url = "https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "federal-rules-taking-effect": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: federal-rules-taking-effect
Remote MCP URL: https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules

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": {
    "federal-rules-taking-effect": {
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "federal-rules-taking-effect": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "federal-rules-taking-effect",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://referencesource.org/mcp/rules"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

get_rule — Everything this register holds for one final rule: title, agency, effective date, the rule's own DATES paragraph, the CFR parts it amends, its publication date, a link to the rule on federalregister.
list_agencies — Which agencies have rules coming?
list_rules_amending_cfr_part — Is anything changing in the part of the CFR I am subject to?
verify_quote — Is this right?