For AI agents and developers
Connect any AI assistant or app to wheresthe.ai. The MCP server, JSON API and Markdown pages are free and need no key. Please credit "Source: wheresthe.ai".
MCP server
Endpoint: https://wheresthe.ai/mcp (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no sign-in). It works with any client that supports remote MCP servers.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http wheresthe https://wheresthe.ai/mcp
Claude, ChatGPT and other apps
Add a custom connector and paste the endpoint URL: https://wheresthe.ai/mcp
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{ "mcpServers": { "wheresthe": { "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/mcp" } } }
VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)
{ "servers": { "wheresthe": { "type": "http", "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/mcp" } } }
Tools
| search_rules | Search AI laws, regulations, guidelines and bills by keyword, jurisdiction, status, obligation or sector. |
| get_rule | Full record for one rule: dates, obligations, penalties, official source and a citation. |
| list_jurisdictions | Every jurisdiction covered, with its approach and next deadline. |
| get_jurisdiction | How one country, the EU or a US state governs AI, with all its rules and deadlines. |
| upcoming_deadlines | Dates when AI obligations start or change, soonest first. |
| recent_changes | Rules adopted, proposed or taking effect recently. |
| compare_jurisdictions | Side-by-side obligations for 2 to 6 jurisdictions. |
| search_china_ai_registry | Search China's CAC generative AI registry in English or Chinese. |
| search_fda_ai_devices | Search FDA-cleared AI medical devices by company country, specialty or year. |
| country_ai_indicators | Public AI use, models built, investment and compute for any country. |
JSON API
Static, read-only JSON updated with every data release. OpenAPI description: https://wheresthe.ai/openapi.json
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/index.json | Catalogue of endpoints |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/rules.json | All 129 rules |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/rules/{id}.json | One rule |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/jurisdictions.json | All jurisdictions |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/jurisdictions/{code}.json | One jurisdiction, e.g. in, eu, us-ca |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/deadlines.json | Upcoming deadlines |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/changes.json | Recent changes |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/registries/china-cac.json | China CAC registry |
| https://wheresthe.ai/api/v1/registries/fda.json | FDA AI devices |
Pages for language models
- https://wheresthe.ai/llms.txt: what the site holds and how to use it, with links to every jurisdiction.
- https://wheresthe.ai/llms-full.txt: every jurisdiction and rule as one Markdown file.
- Add index.md to any rule or jurisdiction URL for a clean Markdown version, e.g. https://wheresthe.ai/j/in/index.md
- Rule pages carry schema.org Legislation markup.
Terms
Free for any use with credit to wheresthe.ai and a link to the record. Records are informational and not legal advice; each links to its official source. Questions or higher volumes: [email protected]