# Federal Register document search

Search US Federal Register documents since 1994 (rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents) by text, agency slugs, type, publication dates, CFR. Takes term, agencies, types and more, all optional.

Search US Federal Register documents since 1994 (rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents) by text, agency slugs, type, publication dates, CFR title and docket. Returns title, type, abstract, document number, dates, agencies and HTML/PDF links.

- Tool ID: `federal-register/document-search`
- Provider: [Federal Register](/providers/federal-register.md)
- Capability: [Knowledge & research](/tools/knowledge.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "term": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "Full-text search, e.g. 'artificial intelligence'"
    },
    "agencies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[a-z0-9-]+$"
      },
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 10,
      "description": "Agency slugs, e.g. ['commerce-department', 'federal-trade-commission']"
    },
    "types": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "RULE",
          "PRORULE",
          "NOTICE",
          "PRESDOCU"
        ]
      },
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 4,
      "description": "Document types, e.g. ['RULE', 'PRORULE']"
    },
    "published_from": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$",
      "description": "Published on or after (YYYY-MM-DD), e.g. '2024-01-01'"
    },
    "published_to": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$",
      "description": "Published on or before (YYYY-MM-DD), e.g. '2024-12-31'"
    },
    "cfr_title": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "description": "CFR title affected, e.g. 16"
    },
    "docket_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "Agency docket id, e.g. 'FTC-2023-0047'"
    },
    "order": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "relevance",
        "newest",
        "oldest"
      ],
      "default": "relevance",
      "description": "Sort order, e.g. 'newest'"
    },
    "per_page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20,
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Results per page (1-20), e.g. 10"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Page number, e.g. 1"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "federal-register/document-search",
  "input": {
    "term": "artificial intelligence",
    "agencies": [
      "commerce-department"
    ],
    "types": [
      "RULE"
    ],
    "published_to": "2025-06-30",
    "per_page": 2
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Attribution: Data from FederalRegister.gov (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives).

[Provider documentation](https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/federal-register/document-search) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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