MCP server

The California corpus, inside your AI tools.

Connect Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or any Model Context Protocol-capable client to FOIA Gras. Your assistant can search California High-Speed Rail, SFUSD, and every other indexed agency — with per-page citations back to the original PDF.

https://ig.foiagras.com/api/public/mcp

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external data sources. The FOIA Gras MCP server exposes our full document corpus as structured tools — search, fetch, cite — so your AI can do the reading for you.

Instead of copy-pasting from a website, ask: “Which change orders on the Central Valley segment exceeded $10M in 2024?” and let the AI dig through the actual board packets.

Connect your AI

Choose your client. OAuth handles sign-in automatically for Claude Desktop and ChatGPT — no API key required.

No API key needed. Claude Desktop uses OAuth to sign you in automatically — just add the connector and follow the prompts.

Open the Connectors settings

In Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.

Enter the connector details

Fill in the two fields:

Name

FOIAGras

URL

https://ig.foiagras.com/api/public/mcp

Then click Add.

A browser window opens. Enter your email, click the link we send you, then click Authorize on the consent screen.

Start asking questions

The FOIA Gras tools appear in Claude's tools panel. Ask about High-Speed Rail contracts, SFUSD budget items, or anything else in the corpus.

Get started

Already have a FOIA Gras account?

The MCP server uses the same login as Inspector General. Sign in once, then connect from as many AI clients as you like.

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