# govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack Combine a hosted bill's identity, sponsor/cosponsor aggregates, law citations, policy subjects, complete committee path, complete text-version lineage, bounded recent actions, related-measure summary, official URLs, per-record XML hash, and snapshot provenance. Use this for 'build an evidence pack for H.R. 2670', 'document the source trail for S. 1', or 'summarize what the official status record proves before due diligence'. Coverage is the complete 118th-Congress HR/S slice only; recent actions default to 15 and relationships to 20 with explicit stored totals and truncation flags. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/govinfo-legislation-evidence-pack ## Facts - Tool: `govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack` - Server: Livedatalink (`https://livedatalink.ai/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink.md - Homepage: https://github.com/blackboxfoundry/livedatalink - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server auth posture: open - Server CORS policy: * - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 4 (2 required) - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `bill_type` | string | yes | Hosted measure type: HR for a House bill or S for a Senate bill. Resolutions are outside this v1 snapshot. | | `bill_number` | integer | yes | Numeric bill number within the fixed 118th Congress. | | `action_limit` | integer | no | Maximum most-recent actions in the pack. Default 15; stored total is always returned. | | `response_format` | string | no | Human-readable markdown or machine-readable JSON. Default markdown. | Parameters from the server's own tool schema. ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack", "arguments": { "bill_type": "", "bill_number": 0 } } } ``` ## Why govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack is rated High govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up. ## Use case AI agents invoke govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack to trigger actions in Livedatalink. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Livedatalink: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack": { "limits": [ { "counter": "govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Livedatalink (380) - `beneficial_owner_screen` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/beneficial-owner-screen.md - `bea_state_economic_profile` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bea-state-economic-profile.md - `bts_transport_border_activity_pack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bts-transport-border-activity-pack.md - `cftc_cot_evidence_pack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/cftc-cot-evidence-pack.md - `clinical_site_selector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/clinical-site-selector.md - `edgar_recent_filings` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/edgar-recent-filings.md - `entity_dossier` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/entity-dossier.md - `fed_board_h15_evidence_pack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/fed-board-h15-evidence-pack.md - `fed_board_h15_yield_curve` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/fed-board-h15-yield-curve.md - `govinfo_legislation_committee_path` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/govinfo-legislation-committee-path.md - `patent_recent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/patent-recent.md - `treasury_tic_official_share` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/treasury-tic-official-share.md - `trials_details` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/trials-details.md - `usda_nass_crop_evidence_pack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/usda-nass-crop-evidence-pack.md - `affordable_housing_refinance_evidence_pack` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/affordable-housing-refinance-evidence-pack.md - `air_quality` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/air-quality.md - `bank_health_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bank-health-report.md - `bea_compare_states` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bea-compare-states.md - `bea_search_state_indicators` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bea-search-state-indicators.md - `bea_state_economic_trend` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bea-state-economic-trend.md - `bls_indicator` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bls-indicator.md - `bls_series` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bls-series.md - `book_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-details.md - `book_fulltext_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-fulltext-search.md - `book_get_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-get-text.md - `book_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-search.md - `book_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/book-status.md - `bounce_scanner` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bounce-scanner.md - `bts_transport_border_trend` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bts-transport-border-trend.md - `bts_transport_compare_ports` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/bts-transport-compare-ports.md - …and 350 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink