Claude Code openstates mcp server openstates_get_event
How to: Claude Code openstates mcp server openstates_get_event
Add openstates mcp server to Claude Code
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Run this in your project directory.
claude mcp add --transport http openstates-mcp-server https://openstates.caseyjhand.com/mcp-
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Restart your session so the server is picked up.
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Ask for something openstates_get_event does. Claude Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls openstates_get_event itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that openstates mcp server's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs
Set these first
openstates mcp server will not start until these are set, so openstates_get_event never becomes available.
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OPENSTATES_API_KEY -
OPENSTATES_DAILY_REQUEST_BUDGET -
OPENSTATES_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS -
OPENSTATES_TOTAL_REQUEST_BUDGET_MS -
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.