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summary: "Initial release — full Open States v3 API coverage: bills, legislators, committees, events, and jurisdictions for all 50 US states, DC, and Puerto Rico."
breaking: false
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# 0.1.0 — 2026-05-23

## Added

- **`openstates_search_bills`** — full-text bill search with jurisdiction, session, chamber, subject, sponsor, and date filters; `include` parameter for inline sponsorships, actions, votes, abstracts, and versions
- **`openstates_get_bill`** — fetch full bill detail by OCD bill ID or three-part path (jurisdiction + session + bill_id); supports votes, actions, versions, documents, and related bills via `include`
- **`openstates_search_people`** — search state legislators and officials by name, jurisdiction, chamber, district, or party; `include=offices,links` for contact info and social links
- **`openstates_get_legislators_by_location`** — geo-based legislator lookup by decimal-degree latitude/longitude
- **`openstates_search_committees`** — list committees by jurisdiction and chamber (experimental)
- **`openstates_get_committee`** — fetch committee detail by OCD organization ID with optional membership roster (experimental)
- **`openstates_search_events`** — search hearings, floor sessions, and committee meetings with date range and agenda filters (experimental)
- **`openstates_get_event`** — fetch full event detail including agenda, participants, media, and documents (experimental)
- **`openstates_list_jurisdictions`** — list all 52 covered jurisdictions with coverage metadata; `include=legislative_sessions` for session identifiers
- **`openstates_get_jurisdiction`** — fetch full jurisdiction metadata by OCD-ID, state name, or two-letter abbreviation
- **`openstates://jurisdiction/{jurisdiction_id}`** resource — jurisdiction metadata for stable reference context in agent workflows
- **`openstates_bill_research`** prompt — structured framework for comprehensive bill analysis
- **`openstates_legislator_profile`** prompt — research framework for legislator profiling
- Server-level instructions prime the agent with session discovery workflow and `include` parameter strategy