Election Index

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http elections https://electionindex.org/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://electionindex.org/mcp

This server expects extra headers, usually an API key from its maker.

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elections": {
      "url": "https://electionindex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

10 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• next_electionThe next elections in one country, however far ahead: polling day and whether it is declared, still tentative, or only expected within a period, what is elected, the counting authority, and when results are expected. Ans
• upcoming_electionsList elections by date range and/or country, soonest first, with each race's expected count stage right now. Answers "Which elections are in Europe this autumn?", "Which elections are this month?" or "What elections does
• poll_blackoutWhether a country bans publishing opinion polls before a vote, checked now: verdict ban / no-ban / exit-polls-only / unverified, when a ban starts and ends (polls close), whether it is in force, the law and article, and
• pollsterA pollster's final published poll before each election we hold a certified result for, set against that result: share per party or candidate, error in points, mean absolute error, and the error on the winner's margin. Fi
• election_statusFull record of one election: races, polls-close times, every count stage window (exit poll, election night, intermediate count, final result, government) with confidence and citation, the authority, sources, recorded vot
• when_finalWhen will a race's final (certified) result exist? Returns the expected window, its confidence (announced / precedent / estimate) and basis, how many days the final took last time, and the final count itself once we hold
• check_questionIs a question about a given count stage answerable at a given time? Returns verdict ok / too-early / inside-window / too-late, settle_after, and the resolvable sources. Built to stop questions that read the provisional c
• resolution_sourcesEvery known source URL for a race, classified (race_results, feed, results_index, emb_home, directory, media). Only race_results and feed can answer a results question; homepages never can. A results page whose HTML show
• submit_correctionReport a mistake or a missing election, with a URL that proves it (ideally the official authority page). The report is public and is checked like any other claim; it never changes the data by itself. Returns the report i
• dataset_healthCoverage, stale records, races still lacking a results page, and publisher-gate warnings, as counts with the first 20 of each (full report at /v1/health). Use to judge how far to trust an answer.

Questions