Connect eCFR to Copilot Studio
Query eCFR directly from Copilot Studio. Arlet links the two through one MCP connection and takes care of API keys.
This server connects your AI client to the eCFR API, the continuously updated electronic version of the US Code of Federal Regulations maintained by the Office of the Federal Register and GPO. Where the Federal Register tells you what is changing, the eCFR is the codified text that results - the regulation as it stands today.
Key features:
- search_regulations: full-text search across all 50 CFR titles, returning the title/part/section citation of each hit with a highlighted excerpt, optionally restricted to one title.
- get_section_text: read the actual regulation text by citation (e.g. title 40, part 50, section 50.1). Without a section number it lists the part's section headings so you can drill in. A date parameter gives you the text as it stood on a past date - useful for point-in-time compliance questions.
- list_titles: the 50 titles with their subjects, last-amended dates and how current the eCFR text is.
The upstream API only serves regulation bodies as XML; this server converts them to plain text, and truncates very long sections rather than overflowing your context. Pair it with the Federal Register server: find a rulemaking there, then read the consolidated result here.
No API key is needed, and the content is US government work in the public domain.
How to connect eCFR to Copilot Studio
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In the Arlet dashboard, open Data tools, find eCFR and switch it on. No API key setup is needed.
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Sign in to Copilot Studio with your work account, create a new agent (or open an existing one), and in the Build tab choose Tools → + → Add → Model Context Protocol (MCP) in the right panel.
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In the Add MCP server form, enter "Arlet" as the Server name, https://mcp.arlet.dev/mcp/ as the Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0 for Authentication and "Dynamic (detected)" for Configuration type, then click Add. No Client ID / Secret is needed.
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On the Select a connection screen, choose Create new connection → Create, then sign in with Google on the Arlet authorization screen and click Allow. Click Add to attach the tool to the agent, then Publish to use it from Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Requires a Microsoft work account and a Copilot Studio license (or trial). MCP is available only for agents using generative orchestration and not in Copilot Studio in Teams.