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Policy Volatility Index

Is US federal rulemaking accelerating or decelerating right now?

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daily
History
9.9 yrs
Plan
Paid
56.9/ 100
Stable

US

2016-07-31 9.9 yrs · 122 pts 2026-06-27

Top drivers

final_rule_30d_vs_90d_baseline_pctproposed_rule_surge_pctfinal_rules_published_30d
⌁ mcp.call("adw-310") vADW-310-live-1.0
Use cases

What it unlocks

For an agent

A regulatory-risk monitoring agent integrated into a compliance platform polls ADW-310 (Policy Volatility Index, Federal Register rule-rate) daily. With the score at 59.1 — the 93rd percentile of its 10-year history and rising — and methodology based on a 30-day vs rolling-90-day federal rule-publication ratio (final rules weighted higher than proposed), the agent automatically triggers a compliance-review sprint, prioritizing any in-flight product features that touch regulated categories. The IOM's source_lineage (Federal Register API) and methodology_version field confirm the signal is based on actual published rule counts, not news proxies, satisfying the firm's internal model-validation standard.

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For the business

A General Counsel at a financial services firm uses ADW-310 to decide when to accelerate outside-counsel retainer capacity. The current score of 59.1 at the 93rd percentile — the highest reading in a decade — quantifies that federal rulemaking activity is running near record pace relative to its own baseline, providing a defensible, data-backed justification to the board for increased legal spend before regulatory exposure materializes, rather than reacting after a rule lands.

Forward outlook

Prediction

Horizon
Recommended use
Gauge near-term regulatory churn: scores >60 signal elevated compliance risk / rulemaking acceleration; <40 = quiet period. Suitable for macro risk overlays, compliance-cost modeling, and government-sector revenue forecasting. Not a trade signal.
Methodology

How it's built

rule-rate ratio (30d vs rolling-90d daily pace), final/proposed weighted -> 0-100

Version ADW-310-live-1.0 · validated to beat a naive baseline · benchmark: RegData (proprietary); Compliance.ai (paid)

Live response

The object an agent receives

One call returns the answer with its reasoning attached — the live Intelligence Object for ADW-310.

GET /v1/intelligence/adw-310
{
  "product_id": "ADW-310",
  "entity": "US",
  "score": 56.9,
  "trend": "accelerating",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "top_drivers": [
    {
      "factor": "final_rule_30d_vs_90d_baseline_pct",
      "contribution": 24.1
    },
    {
      "factor": "proposed_rule_surge_pct",
      "contribution": -9.9
    },
    {
      "factor": "final_rules_published_30d",
      "contribution": 338
    },
    {
      "factor": "proposed_rules_published_30d",
      "contribution": 145
    }
  ],
  "recommended_use": "Gauge near-term regulatory churn: scores >60 signal elevated compliance risk / rulemaking acceleration; <40 = quiet period. Suitable for macro risk overlays, compliance-cost modeling, and government-sector revenue forecasting. Not a trade signal.",
  "methodology_version": "ADW-310-live-1.0",
  "freshness": "2026-06-27T03:00:11.517Z",
  "coverage": "All US federal agencies publishing in the Federal Register — Final Rules and Proposed Rules",
  "source_lineage": [
    "federalregister.gov /api/v1/documents.json (keyless)"
  ],
  "allowed_use": "informational",
  "validation_status": "descriptive",
  "final_rules_30d": 338,
  "proposed_rules_30d": 145,
  "final_rules_90d_baseline": 817,
  "proposed_rules_90d_baseline": 483,
  "final_rule_daily_rate_30d": 11.267,
  "final_rule_daily_rate_90d": 9.078,
  "final_rule_momentum_pct": 24.1,
  "proposed_rule_surge_pct": -9.9,
  "weighted_velocity_ratio": 1.139,
  "windows": {
    "recent_start": "2026-05-28",
    "recent_end": "2026-06-27",
    "baseline_start": "2026-03-29",
    "baseline_end": "2026-06-27"
  },
  "methodology_note": "score = clamp(0-100, (rule_rate_ratio×0.70 + pr_rate_ratio×0.30) × 50). rate_ratio = (30d_daily_pace / 90d_daily_pace). Baseline=50 at normal pace. Excludes NOTICE type (informational, low enforcement weight). 90d trailing window overlaps with 30d recent — baseline intentionally includes recent to stay anchored."
}
IOM schema

The agent-callable contract

Every product conforms to the Intelligence Object Model — typed, versioned, and discoverable.

  • product_id
  • entity
  • score
  • trend
  • confidence
  • top_drivers
  • prediction_horizon
  • recommended_use
  • methodology_version
  • freshness
  • coverage
  • source_lineage
  • allowed_use
MCP tool: adw.adw_310
Access options

Consume it your way

  • Dashboard

    Read the score + drivers in the console.

  • REST API

    /v1/intelligence/adw-310

  • MCP tool

    adw.adw_310

  • Marketplace

    Discoverable by any MCP agent via the MCP registry.

  • White-label

    Embed under your own brand (Platinum).

Plan requirement

Depth scales with the plan

  • Free Sample object — current score only
  • Gold Full drivers + history + confidence
  • Platinum White-label + bulk + SLA
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