Govcontractscout MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 82 installs a week from npm. Last commit 25 Oct 2026.
MCP server for the GovContractScout US government contracts API: search, NAICS, match scoring.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add govcontractscout-mcp -e 'GCS_API_KEY=<GCS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y govcontractscout-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.govcontractscout-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "govcontractscout-mcp"]
env = { GCS_API_KEY = "<GCS_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"govcontractscout-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GCS_API_KEY> (GovContractScout API key (gcs_live_...) from https://scout.govbidportals.com/api-keys).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
GOVCONTRACTSCOUT_API_BASE (Optional: API base URL override (defaults to https://scout.govbidportals.com)).
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