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FOIA Bot

A careful assistant for filing and tracking your own FOIA and Privacy Act requests to U.S. federal agencies: drafts signed letters, logs every filing and reply, watches deadlines, and prepares follow-ups and appeals. Built from the real-world FOIA work of Paul Klenk (@paulklenk on X).

What it does

  • Drafts signed letters
  • Logs every filing and reply
  • Watches deadlines

In the creator’s own words.

1What you’ll need

  • A Bot account, or the Bot app on your phone

From the bot’s share page, which lists no other requirements.

Avoid sharing passwords, keys or private personal data.

2Set it up

Summary from the bot’s share page:

  1. Open FOIA Bot’s share page with Open in Bot.
  2. Add FOIA Bot in Bot.
  3. Start a chat with FOIA Bot, then review what it produces and check any factual claims.

The creator’s post on X may have more detail.

3Use it

Open in Bot ↗