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The Bot Wire MCP — Primary-Source Regulatory & Economic Intelligence

Rating: ★★★ | Category: Finance & Compliance | Transport: Streamable HTTP

What It Does

The Bot Wire provides 40 real-time primary-source data wires covering SEC EDGAR filings, Federal Register rules, federal court opinions (Supreme Court, 2nd/9th/Federal Circuits), congressional bills, SEC/FTC enforcement actions, DOJ announcements, FDA approvals, Federal Reserve/FOMC statements, ECB policy releases, BLS/BEA economic releases, CISA CVEs, and cloud provider status. Unlike news aggregators, Bot Wire reads original documents directly — your AI agent answers questions about post-cutoff events with actual primary-source citations.

Why Business Operators Need This

Compliance officers, financial analysts, competitive intelligence teams, and legal researchers spend hours manually monitoring regulatory sources. The Bot Wire automates this: your agent can answer "What did the Federal Reserve say about rates this week?" or "Are there new SEC filings from our top 3 competitors?" with original-source citations — no news summaries, no middle layers. For operators in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, defense, energy), this is the difference between being informed and being blindsided. First MCP to read regulatory/legal/economic primary sources directly.

Quick Start

# Install via npx (stdio transport)
npx botwire-mcp

# Remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
Endpoint: https://thebotwire.com/mcp

Hermes Agent Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botwire": {
      "transport": "http",
      "url": "https://thebotwire.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add botwire https://thebotwire.com/mcp

Environment Variables

export BOTWIRE_API_KEY="bw_..."

Key Tools

The Bot Wire organizes its 40 data wires into categories:

Category Wires What You Get
SEC Filings EDGAR 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, 13F, insider trades Real-time SEC filing alerts with full text access
Federal Register Rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents New federal regulations as they're published
Federal Courts Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Federal Circuit Opinions and orders from key appellate courts
Congress Bills, resolutions, committee reports Legislative tracking with bill text
Enforcement SEC enforcement, FTC actions, DOJ announcements Regulatory enforcement monitoring
Health FDA drug approvals, device clearances, recalls Life sciences regulatory intelligence
Monetary Policy Federal Reserve, FOMC statements, ECB Central bank policy tracking
Economic Data BLS employment, BEA GDP, CPI, PPI Key economic indicator releases
Cybersecurity CISA CVEs, vulnerability alerts Critical infrastructure threat intelligence
Infrastructure AWS, Azure, GCP status Cloud provider health monitoring

Pricing

Free tier available with rate-limited access to all 40 wires. Paid tiers unlock higher frequency, historical data access, and priority polling. Check thebotwire.com for current plans.

Authentication

API key-based authentication. Get your key at thebotwire.com. The free tier includes a key with rate-limited access.

Source

Verdict: ★★★ — Essential for Compliance & Regulatory Operators

The Bot Wire is the first MCP server that brings primary-source regulatory, legal, and economic data to AI agents. For any operator in regulated industries or anyone who needs to answer questions with original-source citations post-training-cutoff, this is a category-defining tool. The breadth — 40 wires spanning SEC to CISA to cloud status — makes it a single integration for regulatory awareness.

Strengths: 40 primary-source wires across regulatory/legal/economic/compliance domains, reads original documents directly (not news coverage), free tier, remote HTTP endpoint, simple setup.

Limitations: Brand new (0 stars, created July 27, 2026), free tier rate limits unknown, historical data depth unclear, wire polling frequency not documented.

Best for: Compliance officers, financial analysts, legal researchers, competitive intelligence teams, operators in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, defense, energy).