LexRegPulse: Banking Regulation Brief

BankRegPulse MCP Server

Real-time banking regulatory intelligence for AI assistants

Connect your AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to live banking regulatory data from 100+ sources including OCC, FDIC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, and all 50 state banking departments.

Fastest way in: no install, no key

The server is hosted. Point any MCP client at the URL:

https://lexregpulse.com/mcp

• Claude (web, desktop, mobile): Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, paste the URL.
• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http lexregpulse https://lexregpulse.com/mcp
• ChatGPT (developer mode), Cursor, VS Code, any Streamable HTTP client: add the same URL as a remote MCP server.
• Smithery: https://smithery.ai/servers/bankregpulse/lexreg
• Local over stdio: npx bankregpulse-mcp-server (see Installation below).

Read-only and free. The content is the LexRegPulse daily brief (6:45 AM ET), the Sunday digest, the archive, deep-dive analysis and a comment-deadline tracker built from Federal Register fields.

What is This?

BankRegPulse MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants query our regulatory intelligence database in real-time.

Instead of manually searching for regulatory updates, just ask your AI:

• "What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"
• "Play today's regulatory podcast"
• "Draft a LinkedIn post about today's CFPB updates"

Your AI will pull fresh data from BankRegPulse and answer with context.

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Features

🎯 Eight Tools

Tool	Description	Example Use
get_daily_briefing	The morning brief (lead, regulatory developments, industry signals, political, what's coming, what it means), as markdown with its canonical URL	"What's in today's banking regulatory brief?"
get_weekly_digest	The Sunday print digest	"Summarize last week's regulatory developments"
list_briefings	Archive index: dates, titles, URLs	"Which edition covered the OCC charter decisions?"
get_blog_posts	Recent deep-dive analysis by Lex	"What has Lex written on the unsafe-or-unsound rule?"
get_blog_post	Full text of one deep dive, by slug	"Give me the full OCC-FDIC rule analysis"
get_upcoming_deadlines	Comment windows and effective dates from the deadline tracker	"What comment periods close in the next two weeks?"
get_daily_podcast	Audio URL and feed for the daily episode	"Get today's regulatory podcast"
get_linkedin_post	LinkedIn-ready post drafted from the brief	"Draft a LinkedIn post about today's news"
subscribe_to_daily_brief	Subscribe an email address to the free Daily Brief (6:45 AM ET) and Sunday digest; welcome email with one-click unsubscribe	"Subscribe me to LexRegPulse at [email protected]"

📊 Data Coverage

• Federal Agencies: OCC, FDIC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, Treasury
• State Banking Departments: All 50 states
• Congress: House Financial Services, Senate Banking
• Federal Register: Final rules, proposed rules, notices
• News: Reuters, American Banker, PYMNTS, Banking Dive
• Update Frequency: Real-time (monitored 24/7)

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Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• An MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude Desktop, Continue.dev, etc.)

Option 1: NPM (Recommended)

npx bankregpulse-mcp-server

Option 2: From Source

git clone https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server.git
cd bankregpulse-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

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Setup for Claude Desktop

1. Locate Claude Desktop config:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add BankRegPulse MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bankregpulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["bankregpulse-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. Test it:

   • Open Claude Desktop
   • Ask: "What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"
   • Claude will query the MCP server and return live data

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Setup for Other AI Assistants

Continue.dev (VS Code)

Add to ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": ["bankregpulse-mcp-server"]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Custom Integration

Any MCP-compatible client can connect via stdio:

import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
import { StdioClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/stdio.js';

const transport = new StdioClientTransport({
  command: 'npx',
  args: ['bankregpulse-mcp-server']
});

const client = new Client({
  name: 'my-client',
  version: '1.0.0'
}, {
  capabilities: {}
});

await client.connect(transport);

HTTP/SSE Mode

Run the MCP server as an HTTP endpoint instead of stdio:

# Set environment variable
export MCP_TRANSPORT=http
export PORT=3000  # optional, defaults to 3000

# Run server
npx bankregpulse-mcp-server

Endpoints:

• GET /health - Health check
• GET /sse - SSE endpoint for MCP connections

Connect via HTTP:

import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';
import { SSEClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/sse.js';

const transport = new SSEClientTransport(
  new URL('http://localhost:3000/sse')
);

const client = new Client({
  name: 'my-client',
  version: '1.0.0'
}, {
  capabilities: {}
});

await client.connect(transport);

Test with curl:

# Health check
curl http://localhost:3000/health

# SSE connection (requires MCP client)
curl -N http://localhost:3000/sse

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Usage Examples

Daily Briefing

Ask Claude:

"What's in today's banking regulatory briefing?"

Claude queries:

Tool: get_daily_briefing
Date: today

You receive:

• Executive summary of key developments
• Document count and high-priority items
• Agency-by-agency breakdown

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Podcast

Ask Claude:

"Get me today's regulatory podcast"

Claude queries:

Tool: get_daily_podcast
Date: today

You receive:

• Audio URL for the daily briefing podcast
• Generated by AI from the day's regulatory developments

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LinkedIn Post

Ask Claude:

"Draft a LinkedIn post about today's CFPB enforcement actions"

Claude queries:

Tool: get_linkedin_post
Date: today

You receive:

• Pre-formatted LinkedIn post with hashtags
• Key stats and highlights
• Ready to copy and share

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Advanced Usage

Query Specific Dates

"What was in the regulatory briefing on February 20, 2024?"

Claude will pass date: "2024-02-20" to the tool.

Custom API Endpoint

Set environment variable to use a different API:

export BANKREGPULSE_API_URL=https://your-custom-api.com

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Troubleshooting

"No briefing found"

Cause: Briefing hasn't been generated yet (runs at 6 AM EST daily)

Solution: Query yesterday's briefing or wait until morning

"API request failed"

Cause: Network issue or API is down

Solution:

1. Check https://bankregpulse-enterprise-api.onrender.com/health
2. Verify internet connection
3. Check Render status: https://status.render.com

"Unknown tool"

Cause: MCP server not properly installed or outdated

Solution:

npm cache clean --force
npx bankregpulse-mcp-server@latest

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Development

Local Development

# Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server.git
cd bankregpulse-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run locally
npm start

Testing with MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx bankregpulse-mcp-server

Opens a web UI to test tool calls.

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Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│  AI Assistant   │ (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.)
│  (MCP Client)   │
└────────┬────────┘
         │ stdio
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│  BankRegPulse   │
│   MCP Server    │ (this package)
└────────┬────────┘
         │ HTTPS
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│  BankRegPulse   │
│      API        │ (bankregpulse-enterprise-api.onrender.com)
└────────┬────────┘
         │
┌────────▼────────┐
│   PostgreSQL    │
│   Database      │ (100+ regulatory sources)
└─────────────────┘

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API Endpoints (Backend)

The MCP server calls these public API endpoints:

• GET /api/mcp/briefing?date=YYYY-MM-DD - Daily briefing
• GET /api/mcp/podcast?date=YYYY-MM-DD - Podcast URL
• GET /api/mcp/linkedin-post?date=YYYY-MM-DD - LinkedIn post

No authentication required for basic usage.

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Pricing

Free for community use.

No API key required. Rate limits apply:

• 100 requests per hour per IP
• Fair use policy

For enterprise usage (higher limits, SLA), contact: [email protected]

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Support

• Website: https://bankregpulse.com
• Documentation: https://docs.bankregpulse.com
• Issues: https://github.com/RRGU26/bankregpulse-mcp-server/issues
• Email: [email protected]

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a pull request

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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Acknowledgments

• Built on Model Context Protocol by Anthropic
• Powered by BankRegPulse regulatory intelligence platform
• Regulatory data from OCC, FDIC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, and state banking departments

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• BankRegPulse Web App - Full-featured regulatory intelligence platform
• MCP Servers - Official MCP server examples
• Awesome MCP Servers - Community-curated list

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