GovPing MCP Server

Free regulatory intelligence for AI agents. Search 27,000+ regulatory changes across 2,000+ government sources worldwide.

No API key required. Public data, open access.

What is GovPing?

GovPing monitors government and regulatory websites for changes and publishes structured data in ORCA format (Open Regulatory Change Annotation). When an FDA guidance page gets quietly revised, a state AG issues an enforcement action, or OSHA publishes new citations, GovPing detects it, enriches it with AI, and makes it searchable.

GovPing is a project of Changeflow.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govping": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["govping-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Then ask Claude: "Search GovPing for recent FDA enforcement actions"

Remote (Harvey, OpenAI, Claude Code)

Connect directly to the Streamable HTTP endpoint:

POST https://changeflow.com/govping/mcp
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json, text/event-stream

No authentication required. Rate limit: 100 requests/hour.

Tools

search_changes

Search regulatory changes by natural language query with entity detection.

"What has the SEC said about cybersecurity disclosure?"
"Urgent FDA enforcement actions against pharmaceutical companies"
"EPA PFAS water regulations since 2026-01-01"

Parameters:

• query (required) - Natural language search
• agency - Filter by agency (FDA, SEC, OSHA, EPA, etc.)
• jurisdiction - Filter by jurisdiction (US, GB, EU, US-CA, etc.)
• attention_level - Urgent, Priority review, or Routine
• instrument_type - Enforcement, Rule, Guidance, Notice, Consultation, FAQ
• since - ISO 8601 date
• limit - Max results (default 20, max 50)

get_change

Get full ORCA-structured details for a single regulatory change.

Parameters:

• id - Numeric change ID
• slug - URL slug

Returns all enriched fields: summary, analysis, compliance deadlines, required actions, penalty info, affected parties, related frameworks, CFR references, and more.

list_sources

Browse GovPing's monitored regulatory sources.

Parameters:

• category - Category slug (e.g. healthcare-pharma, financial-services)
• jurisdiction - Jurisdiction code (e.g. US, GB, EU)
• agency - Agency tag (e.g. FDA, SEC)
• limit - Max results (default 50, max 200)

get_schema

Returns the ORCA field definitions so your AI understands the data structure.

ORCA Format

Every change is structured in ORCA (Open Regulatory Change Annotation) format with 40+ fields across 7 groups:

• Identity - change ID, title, source URL, citation
• Authority - issuing agency, jurisdiction
• Classification - instrument type, attention level, regulatory stage
• Taxonomy - regulatory area, applies to, related frameworks (HIPAA, SOX, BSA/AML, etc.)
• Temporal - effective date, compliance deadline, comment close date
• Intelligence - AI summary, analysis, required actions, penalty info
• References - CFR sections, docket IDs, section titles

Coverage

• 2,000+ government and regulatory sources
• US federal agencies, 50 states, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, and more
• FDA, SEC, OSHA, EPA, CFPB, FTC, DOJ, FINRA, state AGs, courts, and hundreds more
• Checked hourly to daily depending on source

Links

• GovPing - Free regulatory intelligence
• ORCA Spec - Open Regulatory Change Annotation
• Changeflow - Enterprise web intelligence platform
• GovPing Search - Search the index directly

Rate Limits

• 100 requests per hour per IP (HTTP endpoint)
• Need higher limits? Email [email protected]

License

MIT