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mcp/congressmcp/install

install congressmcp

pick your MCP client below. snippets, file paths and reload steps included.

source: extracted from upstream README — github.com/amurshak/congressMCP

paste into

macos: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "congressmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "congressmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

then: Quit Claude Desktop completely (Cmd/Ctrl+Q) and reopen it.

prefer a direct link? /mcp/congressmcp/install/claude-desktop →

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