gov.congress-filings

Track US House members

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-2s-io-mcp/gov.congress-filings.md

WHAT IT DOES

What gov.congress-filings does on Mcp

AI agents call gov.congress-filings to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why gov.congress-filings is rated Low

This tool queries public government data about US House members and their filings. It retrieves or searches information without side effects, making it a Read operation. The data is public record and tracking/viewing it poses minimal risk. Severity is low given the absence of write, execution, or financial capabilities.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'gov.congress-filings' and description 'Track US House members' indicate data retrieval without modification or triggering external operations.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs gov.congress-filings safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For gov.congress-filings, this is the rule to start with:

gov.congress-filings Allowed

gov.congress-filings is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gov.congress-filings": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every gov.congress-filings call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about gov.congress-filings

What does the gov.congress-filings tool do? +

Track US House members. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on gov.congress-filings? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gov.congress-filings: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is gov.congress-filings? +

gov.congress-filings is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit gov.congress-filings? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gov.congress-filings rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block gov.congress-filings completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gov.congress-filings. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides gov.congress-filings? +

gov.congress-filings is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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