get_receipts

Retrieve itemized contributions (Schedule A) received by a campaign committee. Shows individual and organizational donors, amounts, and contributor details. Automatically classifies PAC contributions by type (Corporate, Labor, Trade, Leadership PAC) for deeper analysis. Supports filtering by amou...

Server Fec sh-patterson/fec-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_receipts does on Fec

AI agents call get_receipts to retrieve information from Fec without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_receipts needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves existing campaign finance data from the OpenFEC API without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It enables analysis of public FEC records but does not create, alter, or destroy data. The filtering and classification features support analytical queries rather than data mutation.

From the tool's definition Retrieve itemized contributions (Schedule A)" and "Shows individual and organizational donors, amounts, and contributor details" indicate read-only data retrieval with no side effects. The tool "Supports filtering by amount threshold" for analysis only.

Questions about get_receipts

What does the get_receipts tool do? +

Retrieve itemized contributions (Schedule A) received by a campaign committee. Shows individual and organizational donors, amounts, and contributor details. Automatically classifies PAC contributions by type (Corporate, Labor, Trade, Leadership PAC) for deeper analysis. Supports filtering by amount threshold for researching significant contributions and campaign finance patterns. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fec MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_receipts? +

Register the Fec MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_receipts: 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 Fec. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_receipts? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_receipts? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_receipts 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 get_receipts completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_receipts. 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 get_receipts? +

get_receipts is provided by the Fec MCP server (sh-patterson/fec-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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