# Regulations.gov comment search

Search public comments submitted on US rulemakings: by text, agency acronym, posted dates or the commented document's objectId. Takes search term, agency id, comment on id and more, all optional.

Search public comments submitted on US rulemakings: by text, agency acronym, posted dates or the commented document's objectId (from regulations-gov/document-search). Returns comment id, title, posted date and agency; get the full text with regulations-gov/comment.

- Tool ID: `regulations-gov/comment-search`
- Provider: [Regulations.gov](/providers/regulations-gov.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": {
    "search_term": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "Search text, e.g. 'small business'"
    },
    "agency_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z0-9-]{2,12}$",
      "description": "Agency acronym, e.g. 'FTC'"
    },
    "comment_on_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{16}$",
      "description": "objectId of the commented document, e.g. '0900006485d88cc7'"
    },
    "posted_from": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$",
      "description": "Posted on or after (YYYY-MM-DD), e.g. '2023-08-01'"
    },
    "posted_to": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$",
      "description": "Posted on or before (YYYY-MM-DD), e.g. '2023-09-30'"
    },
    "sort": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "-postedDate",
        "postedDate",
        "-lastModifiedDate",
        "documentId"
      ],
      "default": "-postedDate",
      "description": "Sort, e.g. '-postedDate'"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 5,
      "maximum": 25,
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Results per page (5-25), e.g. 10"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20,
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Page number (1-20), 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": "regulations-gov/comment-search",
  "input": {
    "comment_on_id": "0900006485d88cc7",
    "page_size": 5
  }
}
```

## 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 record (U.S. Government data); comment attachments may carry their authors' rights.

Attribution: Data from Regulations.gov (eRulemaking Program, U.S. General Services Administration).

[Provider documentation](https://open.gsa.gov/api/regulationsgov/)

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

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