Clearview Politics MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes the Clearview Politics API as tools for AI agents. Connect any MCP-compatible client — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or your own agent — to real-time, nonpartisan political news synthesized from 26+ sources, complete with bias auditing, cross-source analysis, deep story analysis with falsifiable predictions, legislation tracking, and an on-demand political analyst you can query in natural language.

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Installation

From source (development)

cd /path/to/clearview-politics/mcp-server
pip install .

This installs the clearview-mcp CLI entry point.

From PyPI (when published)

pip install clearview-politics-mcp

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Configuration

Required

Variable	Description
CLEARVIEW_API_KEY	Your Clearview Politics API key. Get one at clearviewpolitics.com/api.

Optional

Variable	Default	Description
CLEARVIEW_BASE_URL	https://clearviewpolitics.com	Override the API base URL (useful for staging environments).

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Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (usually at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearview-politics": {
      "command": "clearview-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CLEARVIEW_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

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Cursor

In Cursor, open Settings → MCP and add a new server entry:

{
  "clearview-politics": {
    "command": "clearview-mcp",
    "env": {
      "CLEARVIEW_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
    }
  }
}

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Other MCP Clients

Any client that supports the MCP stdio transport can use this server. Point your client at the clearview-mcp command and pass CLEARVIEW_API_KEY in the environment.

If you need to run it directly without the installed entry point:

CLEARVIEW_API_KEY=your_key_here python -m clearview_mcp.server

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Available Tools

get_daily_brief

Get today's Daily Brief — an AI-synthesized editorial overview, key bullet points, and story summaries pulled from 26+ nonpartisan sources. No input required.

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list_stories

List the latest synthesized political stories. Stories are cross-referenced across multiple outlets and bias-audited before publication.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
category	string (optional)	Filter by category: congress, white_house, scotus, economy, or foreign_policy
page	integer (optional, 1–10)	Page number. Default: 1
per_page	integer (optional, 1–50)	Results per page. Default: 10

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get_story

Retrieve the full details of a specific story — summary, analysis, multiple political perspectives, ripple effects and downstream implications, and a full source breakdown with bias ratings.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
story_id	string (required)	UUID of the story (from list_stories)

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get_story_analysis

Deep-dive political analysis for a story. Returns historical context, power dynamics between key actors, and falsifiable predictions with confidence levels and timeframes.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
story_id	string (required)	UUID of the story to analyze

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search_legislation

Search tracked federal and state legislation. Returns matching bills with current status, sponsor information, impact scores, and AI-generated plain-language impact analysis.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
q	string (optional)	Search query — bill title, number, or keywords
level	string (optional)	federal or state
page	integer (optional)	Page number. Default: 1

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ask_analyst

Ask the Clearview Analyst a question about current political developments. The analyst has full access to all stories from the past 7 days and answers in a nonpartisan, fact-based style. Supports multi-turn conversations via an optional session_id.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
question	string (required)	Your question for the analyst
session_id	string (optional)	Reuse a session ID to continue a prior conversation

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Rate Limits

Rate limits depend on your API plan. The server does not implement client-side throttling — if you hit a rate limit, the API will return a 429 status and the tool will surface a clear error message. Check your plan details at clearviewpolitics.com/api.

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Links

• API documentation: https://clearviewpolitics.com/api
• MCP specification: https://modelcontextprotocol.io