io.github.bargo-ai/congress-trades (MCP Server)

This MCP server provides a way to query normalized U.S. Congress STOCK Act trades. It exposes data retrieval based on congress member identity, stock ticker, and trade performance information. The server is described as a congress-trades data interface with filtering and performance-oriented results.

Bargo Free API Packages

Official lightweight clients for Bargo Free APIs.

Packages

packages/npm - npm package: @bargo-ai/congress
packages/python - Python package: bargo-congress

Both packages currently support the Bargo Congress Trades API.

API docs: https://www.bargo.ai/free-apis/congress

Limits

Keyless: 30 requests/day and 1,000 rows/day per IP
Free API key: 1,000 requests/day and 25,000 rows/day
Page size: up to 100 rows keyless, up to 250 rows with a key

Attribution

If you display Bargo Congress API data publicly, include visible attribution linking to Bargo.

Install

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://www.bargo.ai/free-apis/congress/mcp

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congress-trades": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://www.bargo.ai/free-apis/congress/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.

Bargo Congress Trades