Federal Register Connection

Connects your agent to the Federal Register API for US federal regulation tracking. Monitor proposed rules, final rules, notices, executive orders, and public comment periods. No authentication required.

Authentication

No authentication required. The Federal Register API is public.

• user_agent — Recommended: identify your application for courtesy

Endpoints

Documents

• GET /api/v1/documents — Search documents by agency, type, date, keyword
• GET /api/v1/documents/{number} — Get document detail with full text
• GET /api/v1/documents (with conditions[type]=RULE) — Get final rules

Agencies

• GET /api/v1/agencies — List all federal agencies
• GET /api/v1/agencies/{slug} — Get agency detail with recent activity

Public Inspection

• GET /api/v1/public-inspection-documents — Documents scheduled for publication

Rules

• Rate limit: 1,000 requests/hour (Federal Register standard)
• The agent monitors specific agencies based on the organization's regulatory profile
• Comment period deadlines are tracked and flagged when approaching (30, 14, 7 days out)
• The agent summarizes regulatory changes in plain language
• Document types: RULE (final rule), PRORULE (proposed rule), NOTICE, PRESDOCU (presidential document)