About govbid-mcp-server
govbid-mcp-server is a remote MCP server that provides AI agents with structured access to U.S. federal contract opportunities sourced from SAM.gov. It supports opportunity searches and links back to official listings, with data refreshed daily.
Key features
- 01Search federal contract opportunities
- 02Filter by department and date range
- 03Retrieve official SAM.gov opportunity links
- 04Access API metadata and licensing details
- 05Daily automated data updates
Use cases
- 01Find federal bids from selected departments
- 02Review opportunities within a date window
- 03Open the official SAM.gov listing for an opportunity
- 04Check API metadata and licensing
MCP support
Exposes tools to retrieve API information, search opportunities, and obtain official opportunity URLs. The remote MCP endpoint is available at the address given in the README.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http imgproc-git-govbid https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp{"mcpServers":{"imgproc-git-govbid":{"type":"http","url":"https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"imgproc-git-govbid":{"type":"http","url":"https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"imgproc-git-govbid":{"type":"http","url":"https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"imgproc-git-govbid":{"serverUrl":"https://govbid-mcp-server.gaikotsuimageprocessing.workers.dev/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
4| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | Yes | A contact email associated with this registration. One active key is allowed per email. | |
| agent_name | string | Yes | A name identifying this agent or application (e.g. 'research-assistant-v2') |
Details
From the project READMEGovBid 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.
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