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A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents direct, structured access to U.S. federal contract opportunities sourced from SAM.gov (System for Award Management), the official U.S. government procurement portal.
What can you do with govbid mcp server?
GovBid Global API — MCP Server
A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents direct, structured access to U.S. federal contract opportunities sourced from SAM.gov (System for Award Management), the official U.S. government procurement portal.
This server exposes the GovBid Global API data through MCP tools so that any MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude, other LLM agents, etc.) can search, filter, and retrieve federal bid/opportunity data autonomously.
- MCP Endpoint:
https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp - Data source: SAM.gov Opportunities API (U.S. Government, Public Domain)
- Update frequency: Daily, automated via GitHub Actions
- License: MIT
What this server does
GovBid Global API MCP Server acts as a bridge between AI agents and live U.S. federal procurement data. Instead of scraping or manually querying SAM.gov, an AI agent can call this server's tools to:
- Discover the API's metadata and licensing terms
- Search recent federal contract opportunities by department, date range, and result limit
- Retrieve a direct link to the official SAM.gov page for a specific opportunity
Available MCP Tools
| Tool | Auth required | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_api_info |
No | Returns metadata about the API: name, version, description, license, and the llms.txt URL. |
search_opportunities |
Yes (api_key) |
Searches federal contract opportunities. Supports filtering by department, days (lookback window), and limit (result count). |
get_opportunity_detail |
No | Returns the official SAM.gov source URL for a specific opportunity by ID. |
How to connect
Cloudflare AI Playground
- Go to Cloudflare AI Playground
- Select MCP Servers → Add
- Enter the endpoint:
https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp
Generic MCP client configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"govbid-global-api": {
"url": "https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Data & Licensing
- Underlying data originates from SAM.gov, operated by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and is in the public domain.
- This project (the server code) is licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE.
- This is an independent, unofficial project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov or the U.S. Government.
Related project
govbid-mvp— the underlying data API (Cloudflare Worker + D1) that this MCP server wraps.
About
Built with the Cloudflare Workers remote-mcp-authless template, backed by Cloudflare D1 for data storage and GitHub Actions for daily automated ingestion from SAM.gov.
Install
Add govbid mcp server to your client. Pick the one you use.
claude mcp add --transport http govbid-mcp-server https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcpcodex mcp add govbid-mcp-server --url https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"govbid-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.
{
"servers": {
"govbid-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.
{
"mcpServers": {
"govbid-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.
{
"mcpServers": {
"govbid-mcp-server": {
"serverUrl": "https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"
}
}
}Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.
Score
39 / 100
Incomplete
- Documentation22/25
- Maintenance19/25
- Trust13/20
- Capability0/15
- Install experience12/15
- Documents what it does and how to connect
- Has a resolvable package or endpoint
- Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
- README has substantive content
- Includes a code example
- Documents its configuration
- Mentions credentials or security posture
- Last commit 2 days ago
- Has a release history
- Repository is not archived
- Licensed MIT
- Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
- Claimed by its owner
- Published under an organisation
- 0 tool(s) documented
- Provides prompt templates
- Provides resources
- 6 documented install method(s)
- Published to a package registry
- Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install
Version history
| Versions | Published |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0Latest | Aug 23, 2026 |