> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.codefordemocracy.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.codefordemocracy.org/tools/recipes.md).

# Recipes

The [Create a Query](https://tools.codefordemocracy.org/create/query/) workflow uses a variety of recipes to help you create bulk searches on our datasets. Recipes are grouped by tab into the following categories:

* **Campaign Finance** — These recipes search contributions and expenditures from the FEC bulk data and contributions from the House and Senate lobbying disclosures.
* **Lobbying Disclosures** — These recipes search the House and Senate lobbying disclosures.
* **Tax Documents** — These recipes search the IRS 990, IRS 990EZ, and IRS 990PF filings. 
* **Political Ads & Narratives** — These recipes search Facebook's political ad library and front-page stories from over 3000 news sources.

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View our data [methodology](/data/methodology.md) page to read more about each of our data sources, their coverage, and their update cadence.
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# Agent Instructions
This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com.

## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.codefordemocracy.org/tools/recipes.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.