`gao_comptroller_decisions`

Pack: govinfo · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gao_comptroller_decisions for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search Comptroller General decisions and opinions — the B-numbered rulings in which GAO decides federal appropriations and fiscal-law disputes, the precedent the Red Book itself cites. Give a topic in plain words (purpose statute violation, augmentation of appropriations, gift acceptance authority, improper payment, interagency agreement) and get the decisions, each with its B-number, decision date and GovInfo package. Filters out GAO audit and performance reports so the result set is decisions only, and reports how many of the underlying hits were decisions. Complements gao_red_book (the treatise) and gao_protests_search (bid-protest decisions, a different GAO docket).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Free-text topic, e.g. “augmentation of appropriations” or “necessary expense”.
`date_from`	string	no	YYYY-MM-DD
`date_to`	string	no	YYYY-MM-DD
`include_reports`	boolean	no	Also return GAO audit/performance reports from the same search, flagged as reports. Default false.
`page_size`	number	no	Decisions to return, 1-100 (default 25).
`limit`	number	no	Alias for page_size.
`offset_mark`	string	no	Pagination cursor from a previous response.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "augmentation of appropriations"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govinfo/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gao_comptroller_decisions","arguments":{"query":"augmentation of appropriations"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gao_comptroller_decisions', {
  "query": "augmentation of appropriations"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the govinfo pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govinfo": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/govinfo/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gao_comptroller_decisions