# Gavelin

> Use this tool when you need to uncover legislative insights and track state-level bills and hearings. Gavelin solves problems related to legislative research, bill tracking, and testimony analysis by providing searchable, speaker-attributed transcripts from all 50 US state legislatures. It takes in keywords, sponsor names, committees, or statuses as input and outputs relevant bills, transcripts, and testimony, making it ideal for researchers, policymakers, and developers needing accurate legislative data.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gavelin  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gavelin

## Description

Gavelin provides AI-powered legislative intelligence with speaker-attributed hearing transcripts from all 50 US state legislatures. Search bills by keyword, sponsor, committee, or status. Find specific testimony from legislators and witnesses in committee hearings and floor sessions. Get full transcripts with real names attributed to each speaker. Access historical depth across multiple legislative sessions with authenticated API access for production workflows.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gavelin)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gavelin-ai/mcp>

## 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": "gavelin"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gavelin` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gavelin/pull`

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