Congress Trade Alerts
Congressional stock-trade disclosures (House + Senate PTRs) with each filing's lateness vs 45 daysThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 12 of 12 tools do not say whether they can change things.
Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 833 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
https://congresstradealerts.com/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.1
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 12 of 12 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- get_committee_trading
- get_member_trades
- get_top_traders
- get_trade_feed
- get_member_profile
- get_trades_by_ticker
- get_ticker_buyers
- get_top_tickers
- and 4 more
Tools
Passed: 12 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (12)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- get_committee_tradingFor a given congressional committee, returns which members have stock trades in CTA's records for the last N days, their trade counts, and the percentage of the committee with at least one recorded t…Doesn't say
- get_member_tradesReturns stock trades disclosed by one member of Congress, newest trade first, with optional ticker and date-window filters. member_name must exactly match the member name as stored: the STOCK Act fil…Doesn't say
- get_top_tradersReturns the members of Congress with the most trades in CTA's records, by trade count, optionally filtered by chamber (House or Senate) and date window.Doesn't say
- get_trade_feedGet recently disclosed congressional stock trades from CTA's records, with optional filters for politician, ticker, party, chamber, and transaction type.Doesn't say
- get_member_profileReturns a trading profile for one member of Congress from CTA's records: trade count, buys and sells, first and last trade dates, average disclosure lag, party, chamber, state, and committee assignme…Doesn't say
- get_trades_by_tickerGet the congressional trades in CTA's records for a specific stock ticker symbol, newest first.Doesn't say
- get_ticker_buyersGet the members of Congress with a recorded purchase of a specific ticker in CTA's records for the last N days, aggregated per politician.Doesn't say
- get_top_tickersGet the tickers with the most congressional trades in CTA's records for the last N days. Set tx_type='Purchase' for most-bought tickers, or tx_type='Sale' for most-sold. Omit tx_type to rank purchase…Doesn't say
- get_party_breakdownGet counts of the trades in CTA's records broken down by party (D/R/I), with optional date filter.Doesn't say
- get_chamber_breakdownGet counts of the trades in CTA's records broken down by chamber (House vs Senate), with optional date filter. Senate counts since October 23, 2026 are partial (see the server instructions).Doesn't say
- get_aggregate_statsGet high-level stats on CTA's records: trades recorded (since records began + 30/60/90d), members with recorded trades, avg filing delay, sector breakdown.Doesn't say
- search_members_and_tickersCase-insensitive substring search over member names, ticker symbols, and company names. Returns up to `limit` matching members and up to `limit` matching tickers, each ordered by trade count. Use it…Doesn't say
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 833 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 73 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 440 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 55 ms |
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"and 4 more"
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"title": "Trades by Ticker",
"description": "Get the congressional trades in CTA's records for a specific stock ticker symbol, newest first."
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"name": "get_ticker_buyers",
"title": "Ticker Buyers",
"description": "Get the members of Congress with a recorded purchase of a specific ticker in CTA's records for the last N days, aggregated per politician."
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{
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"title": "Top Tickers",
"description": "Get the tickers with the most congressional trades in CTA's records for the last N days. Set tx_type='Purchase' for most-bought tickers, or tx_type='Sale' for most-sold. Omit tx_type to rank purchase…"
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"description": "Get counts of the trades in CTA's records broken down by party (D/R/I), with optional date filter."
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"title": "Chamber Breakdown",
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