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The address to paste:

https://voterguidecommons.org/mcp

It covers three states so far. Wisconsin comes from Wisconsin Watch's 2026 voter guide: governor and the other statewide offices, the U.S. House and the state legislature. Michigan comes from Planet Detroit's 2026 voter guide, which asks candidates about environmental policy: statewide offices and boards, Congress and the legislature. Georgia comes from Grady Newsource's 2026 election guide, reported by journalism students at the University of Georgia: the statewide offices, plus one congressional district and six legislative districts in northeast Georgia. Other states come in as their newsrooms join.

In Claude

  1. Open Connectors

    Customize › Connectors › + Add › Add custom connector

  2. Paste the address

    Name it Voter Guide Commons and paste this address:

    https://voterguidecommons.org/mcp

    Click Continue. When asked about signing in, choose No sign in, then click Add.

  3. Ask a question

    Start a new chat. The first time Claude reaches for the guide it asks permission; choose Always allow.

Add it once in Claude on a computer and it shows up in Claude's phone app too. Free Claude accounts can add one custom connector.

In ChatGPT

  1. Add a custom server

    Plugins › + › Add custom MCP server

  2. Paste the address

    Name it Voter Guide Commons and paste this address:

    https://voterguidecommons.org/mcp

    Leave authentication off. Choose I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin.

  3. Ask a question

    In a new chat, type @, pick Voter Guide Commons and ask away.

Whether you can add custom servers depends on your ChatGPT plan and, for work accounts, your workspace settings.

In other AI agents

Some agents can connect without a settings page. Paste this into a chat:

Connect to the Voter Guide Commons MCP server at https://voterguidecommons.org/mcp. It's a remote MCP server using Streamable HTTP, and it needs no sign-in or API key.

Once it's connected, use it whenever I ask about candidates, races or what's on my ballot. Answer by quoting the newsroom voter guides it returns, and link to each guide. If it doesn't cover my state or race, tell me that instead of answering from memory.

If you can't connect to MCP servers, tell me so. Don't search the web for answers instead.

Not every agent can do this, but it's worth a try. If your agent has a place to add an MCP server, it needs only the address:

https://voterguidecommons.org/mcp

Check that it worked

You'll know it's working when the answer quotes Wisconsin Watch, Planet Detroit or Grady Newsource and links to the guide. If it answers without naming one of them, it didn't use Voter Guide Commons. Start a new chat, ask about a Wisconsin, Michigan or Georgia race, and if the assistant asks permission to use Voter Guide Commons, allow it.

Can't find these menus? Apps rearrange their settings. Search your app's help pages for "custom connector" (Claude) or "custom MCP server" (ChatGPT), or email contact@voterguidecommons.org.

Things to ask

  • "I live at 200 E Wells St, Milwaukee. What's on my ballot?"

  • "Compare what Wisconsin's candidates say about child care."

  • "What do Michigan candidates say about cleaning up PFAS?"

  • "Who's running for Milwaukee school board?" No guide here covers school board, and it will tell you so instead of guessing.

Want to know what it can look up? See the tools it gives your assistant.

Addresses go to the U.S. Census geocoder to find your districts. We don't store them.