# Function handleGetIncomingMEPs

- handleGetIncomingMEPs(args: unknown): Promise<ToolResult>

  Handles the get_incoming_meps MCP tool request.

  Retrieves Members of European Parliament who are newly joining parliament during the current parliamentary term. Useful for tracking political transitions, onboarding patterns, and early-engagement stakeholder analysis.

  #### Parameters

  - args: unknown

    Raw tool arguments, validated against GetIncomingMEPsSchema

  #### Returns Promise<ToolResult>

  MCP tool result containing a paginated list of incoming MEP records for the current parliamentary term

  #### Throws

  - If `args` fails schema validation (e.g., limit out of range 1–100)
  - If the European Parliament API is unreachable or returns an error response

  #### Example

      const result = await handleGetIncomingMEPs({ limit: 20, offset: 0 });
      // Returns up to 20 MEPs who are newly joining the current parliamentary term

  #### Security

  - Input is validated with Zod before any API call.
  - Personal data in responses is minimised per GDPR Article 5(1)(c).
  - All requests are rate-limited and audit-logged per ISMS Policy AU-002.

  #### Since

  0.8.0

  #### See

  - getIncomingMEPsToolMetadata for MCP schema registration
  - handleGetCurrentMEPs for all currently active MEPs
  - handleGetOutgoingMEPs for MEPs who are departing parliament
  - Defined in tools/getIncomingMEPs.ts:51