A specialized tool for searching and monitoring US Federal Register documents, rules, notices, and presidential orders.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install gov-regulatory
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install gov-regulatory using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Regulatory Monitor?
Regulatory Monitor is a powerful integration designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and official United States government documentation. It provides structured access to the Federal Register, the official daily journal of the federal government, which contains agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. By utilizing this skill, users can transform how they interact with administrative law, moving from manual website browsing to automated, intelligent data retrieval.
As part of the expanding ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, this tool enables high-fidelity monitoring of the regulatory landscape. It allows developers and legal researchers to programmatically fetch full document details, track pre-publication inspections, and filter results by specific agencies or document types, all within a unified AI-driven workflow.
Regulatory Monitor Use Cases
- Automated regulatory compliance monitoring for financial, environmental, or healthcare sectors.
- Policy tracking and analysis for government affairs professionals.
- Early detection of upcoming regulations through pre-publication inspection tools.
- Rulemaking research and preparation for public comment periods.
- Historical document retrieval and presidential order archiving.
How Regulatory Monitor Works
- The skill connects your AI agent to the Federal Register API via a streamable-http transport layer.
- Users provide search parameters such as keywords, agency slugs, or document types (RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU).
- The tool queries official US government data sources to find matching regulatory entries.
- Detailed document metadata or full-text content is retrieved and formatted for the agent to process.
- Pre-publication search allows for tracking documents currently on public inspection before they are officially published.
Regulatory Monitor Setup
To add this capability to your environment, use the mcporter utility:
mcporter add gov-regs --url https://regulatory-monitor-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --transport streamable-http
Alternatively, you can manually configure the server by adding the following entry to your Openclaw MCP configuration file located at ~/.openclaw/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"gov-regs": {
"url": "https://regulatory-monitor-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http"
}
}
}
Regulatory Monitor Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes regulatory data through four primary tools with specific parameter structures:
| Tool | Primary Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reg_search_documents | term, documentType, agency, dateFrom, significant | Filters the main Federal Register archive |
| reg_get_document | documentNumber | Retrieves the full record for a specific rule or notice |
| reg_search_public_inspection | term, agency, documentType | Accesses documents before they are officially published |
| reg_list_agencies | search | Browses the directory of federal agencies and their slugs |
Regulatory Monitor Advanced Features
- Real-time public inspection search for zero-day regulatory awareness.
- Granular filtering for economically significant rules to prioritize high-impact legislation.
- Seamless agency-specific targeting using dedicated agency slugs.
- High-performance streamable-http transport support for large document payloads.
- Native integration with other Openclaw Skills to enable complex cross-referenced legal research.
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