Regulatory Change Monitor MCP Server

Track federal regulations, proposed rules, and agency notices directly from your AI assistant.

Overview

This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provides AI assistants with direct access to the Federal Register, the daily journal of the US government. Monitor new regulations, proposed rulemaking, presidential documents, and agency notices across all federal agencies. Search by keyword, agency, document type, date range, and significance level. Get full document details including regulatory text, effective dates, and docket information. This server is essential for compliance professionals, lobbyists, policy analysts, legal teams, and any organization that needs to stay current with federal regulatory activity.

Available Tools

reg_search_documents

Search Federal Register documents with flexible filtering.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
term	string	No	Full-text search terms
documentType	string	No	One of: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU
agency	string	No	Agency slug (e.g., environmental-protection-agency)
dateFrom	string	No	Publication start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string	No	Publication end date (YYYY-MM-DD)
significant	boolean	No	Filter to economically significant rules only
perPage	number	No	Results per page (default: 20)
page	number	No	Page number for pagination

Returns: document number, title, type, abstract, agencies, publication date, HTML URL, citation, significant flag, action description.

reg_get_document

Retrieve full details for a specific Federal Register document.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
documentNumber	string	Yes	Federal Register document number (e.g., 2025-01234)

Returns: all document fields including full text URL, PDF URL, effective date, regulation ID numbers, docket IDs, CFR references, agency details, and complete abstract.

reg_search_public_inspection

Search pre-publication documents currently on public inspection at the Office of the Federal Register.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
term	string	No	Full-text search terms
agency	string	No	Agency slug
documentType	string	No	Document type filter

Returns: document count and details for documents scheduled for upcoming publication.

reg_list_agencies

List or search federal agencies that publish in the Federal Register.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
search	string	No	Keyword to filter agency names

Returns: agency name, slug identifier, URL, description, and recent article count.

How to Connect

Add this MCP server to your AI client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "regulatory-monitor": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://regulatory-monitor-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

• "Find all significant final rules published by the EPA in the last 30 days."
• "Search for proposed rules related to artificial intelligence or machine learning."
• "Get the full details of Federal Register document number 2025-02187."
• "What presidential executive orders have been published this year?"
• "List all federal agencies and show me which ones have published the most documents recently."
• "Are there any documents on public inspection right now related to financial regulation?"

Pricing

Each tool call costs $0.01. No subscriptions, no monthly fees. You only pay for the queries you run.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from the Federal Register API (federalregister.gov/api/v1), the official API for the daily journal of the United States government. The Federal Register publishes rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents from all federal agencies. Updated daily with new publications and public inspection documents.