Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov readiness, rulemaking dockets, documents, comments, and comment periods. 9 tools.
| Endpoint | https://regulations-gov.1102tools.com/mcp (streamable-http) |
|---|---|
| Registry version | 2.0.8 |
| Now | 9 tools · grade F (37) · pin ts_57dc2f5617fae6367aa0f3c0a83b2b6c · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-10-24 22:06 UTC / 2026-10-24 22:06 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-10-24: F (37), 9 tools |
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Tools: get_access_status search_documents get_document_detail search_comments get_comment_detail search_dockets get_docket_detail open_comment_periods far_case_history
get_access_status | Check Regulations.gov credential presence without returning or validating it. params: none |
search_documents | Search Regulations.gov documents (proposed rules, final rules, notices).
Filter values are CASE-SENSITIVE. Use exact casing:
- document_type: 'Proposed Rule', 'Rule', 'Notice', 'Supporting & Related Material', 'Other'
- Lowercase values silently return 0 results (no error)
Key parameters:
- search_term: full-text match, including attachment text. Results
follow sort (ne params: search_term, agency_id, document_type, docket_id, within_comment_period, posted_date_ge, posted_date_le, comment_end_date_ge, comment_end_date_le, sort, page_size, page_number |
get_document_detail | Get full details for a single Regulations.gov document.
Returns fileFormats (download URLs), cfrPart, displayProperties, and
other detail fields not available in search results.
Set include_attachments=True to get attachment objects with download URLs.
Comment deadlines: attributes.commentDeadlineEastern is the date reported
by Regulations.gov metadata in Eastern time (e.g. params: document_id*, include_attachments |
search_comments | Search public comments on Regulations.gov.
To find comments on a specific document, use comment_on_id with the
hex objectId from document detail/search results (attributes.objectId,
e.g. '0900006486531e6b'). The human-readable documentId is REJECTED
here because the API silently returns 0 comments for it.
docket_id filters comments to all documents in a docket.
search_te params: search_term, agency_id, comment_on_id, docket_id, posted_date_ge, posted_date_le, sort, page_size, page_number, include_organization |
get_comment_detail | Get full details for a single comment.
Returns the comment text field, organization, submitter info (if public),
tracking number, and duplicate comment count. Many comments put their
substance in attachments and the text field only says "See attached";
include_attachments=True returns the attachment download URLs.
Some fields (firstName, lastName, organization) are agency-con params: comment_id*, include_attachments |
search_dockets | Search Regulations.gov dockets.
Dockets are containers for related regulatory documents (proposed rules,
comments, supporting materials). FAR cases, DFARS cases, and agency
rulemaking actions each have a docket.
docket_type is CASE-SENSITIVE: 'Rulemaking' or 'Nonrulemaking'.
lastModifiedDate format: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' (space-separated, NOT ISO).
This is a Regulations. params: search_term, agency_id, docket_type, last_modified_date_ge, last_modified_date_le, sort, page_size, page_number |
get_docket_detail | Get full details for a single docket.
Returns title, abstract, RIN (links to Unified Agenda), agency,
keywords, and modification date.
docket_id format: FAR-2023-0008, DARS-2025-0071, SBA-2024-0002
params: docket_id* |
open_comment_periods | Find documents Regulations.gov reports as open for comment.
Searches for documents where withinCommentPeriod=true, sorted by
soonest reported closing date (ascending commentEndDate). Page 1 holds
the earliest metadata dates; verify the notice before planning a submission. Returns document IDs, titles,
agencies, document types and subtypes, Federal Register document
numbers, co params: agency_ids, document_type, page_size, page_number |
far_case_history | Get the lifecycle of a FAR/DFARS rulemaking case, summary first.
Returns the docket metadata (title, abstract, RIN linking to the
Unified Agenda), the docket's total document count, counts by document
type and of documents open for comment across the whole docket, and one
page of its documents, most recent first, with types, subtypes, Federal
Register document numbers, dates, params: docket_id*, page_size, page_number |
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