get_members
Pack: congress · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp
Get current members of Congress with their name, party, state, district (for representatives), and contact information.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | no | Number of results to return (default: 50, max: 600) |
Example call
Arguments
{
"limit": 50
}curl
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_members","arguments":{"limit":50}}}'TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();
const result = await pipeworx.call('get_members', {
"limit": 50
});Response shape
Always returns: total, returned, members
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
total | number | Total current members of Congress |
returned | number | Number of members returned |
members | array |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"total": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total current members of Congress"
},
"returned": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of members returned"
},
"members": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"role_id": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Role ID"
},
"person_id": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Person ID"
},
"name": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Member full name"
},
"sortname": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Member name in sort format"
},
"gender": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Gender"
},
"birthday": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Birth date"
},
"role_type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Role type (senator or representative)"
},
"title": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Official title"
},
"party": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Political party"
},
"state": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "State code"
},
"state_name": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "State name"
},
"district": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
],
"description": "Congressional district (for representatives)"
},
"startdate": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Role start date"
},
"enddate": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Role end date"
},
"link": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "GovTrack member URL"
}
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"total",
"returned",
"members"
]
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"congress": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/congress/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.