bankregpulse-mcp-server

# BankRegPulse MCP Server

**Real-time banking regulatory intelligence for AI assistants**

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Connect your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to live banking regulatory data from 100+ sources including OCC, FDIC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, and all 50 state banking departments.

## Fastest way in: no install, no key

The server is hosted. Point any MCP client at the URL:

```
https://lexregpulse.com/mcp
```

- **Claude (web, desktop, mobile):** Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, paste the URL.
- **Claude Code:** `claude mcp add --transport http lexregpulse https://lexregpulse.com/mcp`
- **ChatGPT (developer mode), Cursor, VS Code, any Streamable HTTP client:** add the same URL as a remote MCP server.
- **Smithery:** https://smithery.ai/servers/bankregpulse/lexreg
- **Local over stdio:** `npx bankregpulse-mcp-server` (see Installation below).

Read-only and free. The content is the LexRegPulse daily brief (6:45 AM ET), the Sunday digest, the archive, deep-dive analysis and a comment-deadline tracker built from Federal Register fields.

## What is This?

BankRegPulse MCP Server is a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that lets AI assistants query our regulatory intelligence database in real-time.

Instead of manually searching for regulatory updates, just ask your AI:
- *"What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"*
- *"Play today's regulatory podcast"*
- *"Draft a LinkedIn post about today's CFPB updates"*

Your AI will pull fresh data from BankRegPulse and answer with context.

---

## Features

### 🎯 Eight Tools

| Tool | Description | Example Use |
|------|-------------|-------------|
| `get_daily_briefing` | The morning brief (lead, regulatory developments, industry signals, political, what's coming, what it means), as markdown with its canonical URL | "What's in today's banking regulatory brief?" |
| `get_weekly_digest` | The Sunday print digest | "Summarize last week's regulatory developments" |
| `list_briefings` | Archive index: dates, titles, URLs | "Which edition covered the OCC charter decisions?" |
| `get_blog_posts` | Recent deep-dive analysis by Lex | "What has Lex written on the unsafe-or-unsound rule?" |
| `get_blog_post` | Full text of one deep dive, by slug | "Give me the full OCC-FDIC rule analysis" |
| `get_upcoming_deadlines` | Comment windows and effective dates from the deadline tracker | "What comment periods close in the next two weeks?" |
| `get_daily_podcast` | Audio URL and feed for the daily episode | "Get today's regulatory podcast" |
| `get_linkedin_post` | LinkedIn-ready post drafted from the brief | "Draft a LinkedIn post about today's news" |
| `subscribe_to_daily_brief` | Subscribe an email address to the free Daily Brief (6:45 AM ET) and Sunday digest; welcome email with one-click unsubscribe | "Subscribe me to LexRegPulse at name@bank.com" |

### 📊 Data Coverage

- **Federal Agencies:** OCC, FDIC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, Treasury
- **State Banking Departments:** All 50 states
- **Congress:** House Financial Services, Senate Banking
- **Federal Register:** Final rules, proposed rules, notices
- **News:** Reuters, American Banker, PYMNTS, Banking Dive
- **Update Frequency:** Real-time (monitored 24/7)

---

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Node.js 18 or higher
- An MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude Desktop, Continue.dev, etc.)

### Option 1: NPM (Recommended)

```bash
npx bankregpulse-mcp-server
```

### Option 2: From Source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server.git
cd bankregpulse-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
```

---

## Setup for Claude Desktop

1. **Locate Claude Desktop config:**
   - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
   - Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

2. **Add BankRegPulse MCP server:**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bankregpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["bankregpulse-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

3. **Restart Claude Desktop**

4. **Test it:**
   - Open Claude Desktop
   - Ask: *"What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"*
   - Claude will query the MCP server and return live data

---

## Setup for Other AI Assistants

### Continue.dev (VS Code)

Add to `~/.continue/config.json`:

```json
{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": ["bankregpulse-mcp-server"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

### Custom Integration

Any MCP-compatible client can connect via stdio:

```typescript
import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';

const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
  command: 'npx',
  args: ['bankregpulse-mcp-server']
});

const client = new Client({
  name: 'my-client',
  version: '1.0.0'
}, {
  capabilities: {}
});

await client.connect(transport);
```

### HTTP/SSE Mode

Run the MCP server as an HTTP endpoint instead of stdio:

```bash
# Set environment variable
export MCP_TRANSPORT=http
export PORT=3000  # optional, defaults to 3000

# Run server
npx bankregpulse-mcp-server
```

**Endpoints:**
- `GET /health` - Health check
- `GET /sse` - SSE endpoint for MCP connections

**Connect via HTTP:**

```typescript
import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
import { SSEClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/sse.js';

const transport = new SSEClientTransport(
  new URL('http://localhost:3000/sse')
);

const client = new Client({
  name: 'my-client',
  version: '1.0.0'
}, {
  capabilities: {}
});

await client.connect(transport);
```

**Test with curl:**

```bash
# Health check
curl http://localhost:3000/health

# SSE connection (requires MCP client)
curl -N http://localhost:3000/sse
```

---

## Usage Examples

### Daily Briefing

**Ask Claude:**
> "What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"

**Claude queries:**
```
Tool: get_daily_briefing
Date: today
```

**You receive:**
- Executive summary of key developments
- Document count and high-priority items
- Agency-by-agency breakdown

---

### Podcast

**Ask Claude:**
> "Get me today's regulatory podcast"

**Claude queries:**
```
Tool: get_daily_podcast
Date: today
```

**You receive:**
- Audio URL for the daily briefing podcast
- Generated by AI from the day's regulatory developments

---

### LinkedIn Post

**Ask Claude:**
> "Draft a LinkedIn post about today's CFPB enforcement actions"

**Claude queries:**
```
Tool: get_linkedin_post
Date: today
```

**You receive:**
- Pre-formatted LinkedIn post with hashtags
- Key stats and highlights
- Ready to copy and share

---

## Advanced Usage

### Query Specific Dates

```
"What was in the regulatory briefing on February 20, 2024?"
```

Claude will pass `date: "2024-02-20"` to the tool.

### Custom API Endpoint

Set environment variable to use a different API:

```bash
export BANKREGPULSE_API_URL=https://your-custom-api.com
```

---

## Troubleshooting

### "No briefing found"

**Cause:** Briefing hasn't been generated yet (runs at 6 AM EST daily)

**Solution:** Query yesterday's briefing or wait until morning

### "API request failed"

**Cause:** Network issue or API is down

**Solution:**
1. Check https://bankregpulse-enterprise-api.onrender.com/health
2. Verify internet connection
3. Check Render status: https://status.render.com

### "Unknown tool"

**Cause:** MCP server not properly installed or outdated

**Solution:**
```bash
npm cache clean --force
npx bankregpulse-mcp-server@latest
```

---

## Development

### Local Development

```bash
# Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server.git
cd bankregpulse-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run locally
npm start
```

### Testing with MCP Inspector

```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx bankregpulse-mcp-server
```

Opens a web UI to test tool calls.

---

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────┐
│  AI Assistant   │ (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.)
│  (MCP Client)   │
└────────┬────────┘
         │ stdio
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│  BankRegPulse   │
│   MCP Server    │ (this package)
└────────┬────────┘
         │ HTTPS
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│  BankRegPulse   │
│      API        │ (bankregpulse-enterprise-api.onrender.com)
└────────┬────────┘
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│   PostgreSQL    │
│   Database      │ (100+ regulatory sources)
└─────────────────┘
```

---

## API Endpoints (Backend)

The MCP server calls these public API endpoints:

- `GET /api/mcp/briefing?date=YYYY-MM-DD` - Daily briefing
- `GET /api/mcp/podcast?date=YYYY-MM-DD` - Podcast URL
- `GET /api/mcp/linkedin-post?date=YYYY-MM-DD` - LinkedIn post

No authentication required for basic usage.

---

## Pricing

**Free** for community use.

No API key required. Rate limits apply:
- 100 requests per hour per IP
- Fair use policy

For enterprise usage (higher limits, SLA), contact: admin@bankregpulse.com

---

## Support

- **Website:** https://bankregpulse.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.bankregpulse.com
- **Issues:** https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server/issues
- **Email:** admin@bankregpulse.com

---

## Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a pull request

---

## License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for details.

---

## Acknowledgments

- Built on [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) by Anthropic
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