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Government Contracts MCP

Government contract search and federal procurement data: SAM.gov opportunities + USASpending awards.

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Install Government Contracts MCP in your MCP client

Government Contracts MCP is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

  1. Locate your client's MCP config file.
    • Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
    • Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
    • VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
    • Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
  2. Add Government Contracts MCP to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
  3. Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
  4. Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; Government Contracts MCP's tools should appear.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "government-contracts-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@government-contracts-mcp/mcp-server"
      ],
      "note": "Replace with the actual package name from the server's documentation."
    }
  }
}

Install Government Contracts MCP in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. Government Contracts MCP will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Government Contracts MCP in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). Government Contracts MCP will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Government Contracts MCP in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). Government Contracts MCP will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Government Contracts MCP in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. Government Contracts MCP will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Transport

Government Contracts MCP supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

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Other Model Context Protocol servers in the same space as Government Contracts MCP. Each one adds different capabilities to your AI assistant — pick based on the data sources or workflows you need.

Browse the full MCP server directory or use Stork's one-line install to let your agent pick the right server automatically.