GovInfo
www.govinfo.govThe GovInfo API provides programmatic access to official U.S. Government publication content and metadata; its Search Service returns results similar to the GovInfo user interface.
What your agent can do
Search official U.S. government publications and retrieve structured content metadata.
Via MCP.
The Search Service allows for programmatic requests against the GovInfo search engine to return results similar to the results on the GovInfo user interface.
Via API.
Tasks depend on the interface and permissions.
Connection methods
Choose a route that fits your agent.
MCP
For compatible agent apps
an API key
View setup for MCPAPI
For custom integrations
View paths for APIMCP connection
MCP server URL
https://api.govinfo.gov/mcp- Authentication
- Set the x-api-key header to a GovInfo or existing api.data.gov key.
API connection
API path
https://api.govinfo.gov/search