What is KeyVex?
KeyVex is a unified API and MCP server for US public financial and government disclosures. It spans congressional and insider trades, SEC filings, campaign finance, lobbying, federal contracts, sanctions, macro indicators, and more. 60+ datasets from official government sources, normalized into one schema and queryable by any AI agent or HTTP client.
Is KeyVex really free?
Yes. The public MCP endpoint at mcp.keyvex.com is open to everyone with no account and no API key, and serves two datasets there, congressional trades and SEC insider transactions, so you can try it before signing up. A free account is also free, and adds an API key with full-depth records across most public-record datasets, 60 calls a day, and one year of history. Market data and a few heavier datasets need a paid plan: unified search, FEC contributions and disbursements, federal contracts and grants, CFPB complaints, FDA adverse events, Open Payments, patents, fund holdings, money market funds, activist stakes, and Treasury auctions. Paid plans also raise the call quota and extend the history window.
Where does the data come from?
Directly from official US government sources, including SEC EDGAR, Senate eFD, the House Clerk, the FEC, the US Treasury, USAspending, CFTC, OFAC, BLS, FRED, FDA, GovInfo, and more. KeyVex normalizes and indexes the records; every record stays traceable to its source filing.
How fresh is the data?
Each source is re-polled on its own cadence: SEC Form 4 every 30 minutes, most SEC filings hourly, 13F every 4 hours, congressional trades and most other sources daily. Some agencies publish in batches, so the newest available record is bounded by the source's own release schedule. The full schedule is in the docs.
How do I connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor?
Add https://mcp.keyvex.com as a custom connector (in Claude: Settings → Connectors) and start asking questions, with no sign-in needed, that endpoint answers on congressional trades and insider transactions. To reach the full catalogue, create a free account and use https://mcp.keyvex.com/pro with your key. Step-by-step guides for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code are in the docs.
What's the difference between the MCP server and the REST API?
Same data, same 60+ tools. The MCP server is for AI clients, so your agent discovers and calls the tools natively. The REST API at api.keyvex.com is plain HTTP with an OpenAPI spec, for code, scripts, and dashboards. One API key works on both.
Does KeyVex give investment advice or trading signals?
No. KeyVex doesn't give investment, legal, tax, or compliance advice, signals, or recommendations. It gives you the tools to build your own personalized trading and research platform. Give your AI a KeyVex key, and it can build anything you can imagine.
Can I use KeyVex data in my product?
Yes, on the Business and Enterprise plans, which carry commercial use under a non-redistribution agreement. Free, Basic and Pro are licensed for personal, non-commercial use only; if you're querying on behalf of a business or managing other people's money, you need Business. On every plan, federal law restricts how campaign-finance (FEC) data and congressional and executive-branch financial disclosures may be used, including a ban on using them to solicit money and limits on commercial use. Stock prices, which we license from Tiingo, are for your own use only and may not be shown in your product. See Sections 6 and 6A of the Terms of Service.
What happens when I hit my daily limit?
The API returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. Daily quotas reset at midnight Eastern; Basic, Pro and Business raise the daily cap.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. The free tier needs no card, just an email or Google sign-in. Pro comes with a 7-day free trial. Basic and Business bill from day one. Every paid plan can be cancelled anytime.