openstates.legislature.people_search

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 60 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/openstates.legislature.people-search.md

WHAT IT DOES

What openstates.legislature.people_search does on Apibase

AI agents call openstates.legislature.people_search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	—	Search legislators by full or partial name (e.g. "Pelosi", "Nancy Pelosi"). Case-insensitive substring match.
`page`	integer	—	Page number for pagination (default 1).
`party`	string	—	Filter by political party affiliation (e.g. "Democratic", "Republican", "Independent").
`district`	string	—	Filter by legislative district number or name (e.g. "12", "Senate District 5").
`per_page`	integer	—	Number of results per page (1–50, default 20).
`jurisdiction`	string	—	State or jurisdiction abbreviation to filter legislators (e.g. "ca" for California, "tx" for Texas, "ny" for New York). Required unless name is provided.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why openstates.legislature.people_search is rated Low

Retrieves public legislative directory data without side effects or sensitive information exposure.

From the tool's definition Search current US state legislators, returns profiles, open-data CC-licensed

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs openstates.legislature.people_search safely

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

openstates.legislature.people_search Allowed

openstates.legislature.people_search 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": {
    "openstates.legislature.people_search": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every openstates.legislature.people_search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about openstates.legislature.people_search

What does the openstates.legislature.people_search tool do? +

Search current US state legislators across all 50 states. Filter by state jurisdiction, name, political party, or district. Returns legislator profiles including name, party affiliation, chamber role (Senator/Representative/Delegate), district, jurisdiction, and profile image. Powered by OpenStates (open-data, CC-licensed). Use jurisdiction codes such as "ca" (California), "tx" (Texas), "ny" (New York). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does openstates.legislature.people_search accept? +

openstates.legislature.people_search accepts 6 parameters: name, page, party, district, per_page, jurisdiction. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on openstates.legislature.people_search? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for openstates.legislature.people_search: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is openstates.legislature.people_search? +

openstates.legislature.people_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit openstates.legislature.people_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the openstates.legislature.people_search 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 openstates.legislature.people_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for openstates.legislature.people_search. 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 openstates.legislature.people_search? +

openstates.legislature.people_search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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