PolitiTrack MCP Server

Search political donations, donors, and lobbying data from any AI assistant.

Works with Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.

Tools

Tool	Description
search_donor	Search donors by name (individuals, PACs, corporations)
search_people	Search individual donors like OpenSecrets donor lookup
person_profile	Full donor profile: party split, top recipients, timeline
search_donations	Search contributions with amount, donor, cycle filters
donor_profile	Donor profile for PACs and organizations
money_flow	Trace money trail from donor → politicians → committees

Install

Option 1: npm (recommended)

npm install -g polititrack-mcp

Option 2: Clone

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/polititrack-mcp.git
cd polititrack-mcp
npm install

Connect to Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config file:

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "polititrack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["polititrack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POLITITRACK_API_URL": "https://polititrack-api.vercel.app"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you cloned the repo instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "polititrack": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/polititrack-mcp/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "POLITITRACK_API_URL": "https://polititrack-api.vercel.app"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. You'll see a hammer icon showing PolitiTrack tools are available.

Connect to VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "servers": {
    "polititrack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["polititrack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POLITITRACK_API_URL": "https://polititrack-api.vercel.app"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect to Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "polititrack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["polititrack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POLITITRACK_API_URL": "https://polititrack-api.vercel.app"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect to Claude Code

claude mcp add polititrack -- npx polititrack-mcp

Example prompts

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant:

• "Look up Elon Musk's political donations"
• "Who does ExxonMobil PAC donate to?"
• "Search for donations from tech CEOs in California"
• "Trace the money flow for Koch Industries"
• "Show me Pfizer's donation profile — do they donate more to Republicans or Democrats?"
• "Find individual donors who work at Goldman Sachs"

Environment variables

Variable	Default	Description
POLITITRACK_API_URL	https://polititrack-api.vercel.app	Your PolitiTrack API URL

Data source

All data comes from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) via the PolitiTrack API. Only itemized contributions >= $200 are available (FEC reporting threshold).

License

MIT