A side-by-side look at the ECFR.io Federal Regulations and Fcc Regulations MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose ECFR.io Federal Regulations for legal work over a hosted endpoint; choose Fcc Regulations for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
fcc_regulation, fcc_regulations_search.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 2 |
| Full listing | View ECFR.io Federal Regulations | View Fcc Regulations |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
fcc_regulationGet the full text of one FCC regulation — a US Federal Communications Commission rule codified in 47 CFR — by its citation. Returns the exact regulatory wording currently in force. Answers "what does 47 CFR 15 require", "what is the FCC rule for X", "does the FCC allow X", "read 47 CFR 15.247", "th…fcc_regulations_searchKeyword search across the FCC regulations — US telecommunications rules in 47 CFR. Answers "what FCC regulations cover X", "the FCC rule about X", "find the telecommunications regulation for X", "which radio / spectrum / wireless rule applies to X". Great for topics: unlicensed device emission limi…Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ecfr-io-federal-regulations": {
"url": "https://ecfr.io/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"fcc-regulations": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-fcc-regulations"
]
}
}
}