Openfec MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 5 min ago. 178 installs a week from npm. It exposes 12 tools. Last commit 20 Sep 2026.
Access FEC campaign finance data. Query data about candidates, money trails, and election filings.
What changed 23
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 25 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
Openfec MCP Server does not always answer
Over the last week it answered 98.7% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 5 min ago.
claude mcp add openfec-mcp-server --transport http https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.openfec-mcp-server]
url = "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"openfec-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
FEC_API_KEY (OpenFEC API key — optional (DEMO_KEY: 30 req/hr). Own key: 1000 req/hr. Free at api.data.gov.), MCP_HTTP_HOST (The hostname for the HTTP server.), MCP_HTTP_PORT (The port to run the HTTP server on.), MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH (The endpoint path for the MCP server.), MCP_AUTH_MODE (Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.), MCP_LOG_LEVEL (Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
Available tools 12
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
openfec_get_committee_totals
openfec_get_legal_document
openfec_lookup_calendar
openfec_lookup_elections
openfec_search_candidates
openfec_search_committees
openfec_search_contributions
openfec_search_coordinated_expenditures
openfec_search_disbursements
openfec_search_expenditures
openfec_search_filings
openfec_search_legal
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://openfec.caseyjhand.com/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 222 ms | 5 min ago |
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