# Open States API MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access legislative data from US state governments through natural language commands. It solves problems related to retrieving and analyzing state-level legislative information, such as bill tracking and lawmaker data. The tool takes natural language inputs and returns relevant legislative data as output, making it ideal for use cases that require easy and intuitive access to state government data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ag2-mcp-servers-open-states-api-v3  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ag2-mcp-servers-open-states-api-v3

## Description

This MCP server enables interaction with the Open States API, allowing users to access legislative data from US state governments through natural language commands.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/i8nhz4hjcc)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ag2-mcp-servers/open-states-api-v3>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ag2-mcp-servers-open-states-api-v3"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ag2-mcp-servers-open-states-api-v3` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ag2-mcp-servers-open-states-api-v3/pull`

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