search_documents
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Search the US Federal Register for regulations and notices. Filter by keyword, document type (rule, proposed_rule, notice, presidential_document), issuing agency (slug from the agencies tool), and publication date. Returns matching documents with title, type, agencies, abstract and links. Great for 'what did agency X publish about topic Y'.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | string | no | Keyword(s) to search, e.g. 'artificial intelligence', 'PFAS'. |
| type | string | no | Restrict to one document type. |
| agency | string | no | Agency slug (from the 'agencies' tool), e.g. 'environmental-protection-agency'. |
| since | string | no | Only documents published on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| until | string | no | Only documents published on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| per_page | integer | no | Results to return (default 10, max 30). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Keyword(s) to search, e.g. 'artificial intelligence', 'PFAS'."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"rule",
"proposed_rule",
"notice",
"presidential_document"
],
"description": "Restrict to one document type."
},
"agency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Agency slug (from the 'agencies' tool), e.g. 'environmental-protection-agency'."
},
"since": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only documents published on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"until": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only documents published on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"per_page": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Results to return (default 10, max 30).",
"default": 10
}
},
"required": []
}