GovToolsPro

MCP server by Michael Smyth

Score federal solicitations go/no-go, find incumbents and teaming partners, and track recompetes and market data for government contractors.

Runs locally (Runs on your machine: its page has the install command)Runs with npxNeeds an API key

Install GovToolsPro

Runs on your machine. Your client starts it with this command:

npx -y govtoolspro-mcp-server

Needs Node.js on your computer. The setup steps below show where the command goes in each client.

  • GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY secret API key from the GovToolsPro extension → Profile → API Keys tab. Format: gtp_live_... or gtp_test_...
  • GOVTOOLSPRO_API_BASE optional Override the API base URL. Default: https://mcp.govtoolspro.com/api/v1/workflows

Share this server

Opens this page, with the install command and setup steps.

mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro

About

Connects an assistant to the GovToolsPro API for federal contracting work. It retrieves SAM.gov solicitations, scores them GO / NO-GO against a company profile, identifies incumbents from USAspending and FPDS data, finds nearby teaming partners, predicts recompetes, parses Navy NECO pages, and benchmarks labor rates, award patterns and markets by NAICS.

Runs locally over stdio with npx (package govtoolspro-mcp-server). A GovToolsPro API key is required. Most tools are free, while analyze_award_patterns costs 3 credits and analyze_market costs 5 credits from the shared credit pool. A hosted remote endpoint with OAuth sign-in is also described in the README.

What you can do

  • Retrieve SAM.gov solicitation fields by notice ID
  • Score a solicitation GO / NO-GO against your company profile
  • Identify likely incumbents from USAspending and FPDS data
  • Find teaming partners near a place of performance
  • Discover contracts expiring soon for recompete targeting
  • Parse Navy NECO solicitation pages into structured data
  • Benchmark labor rates and analyze award patterns and markets by NAICS

Tools 10

  • balance

    Return the GovToolsPro credit balance and subscription status for the account.

  • get_solicitation

    Retrieve structured SAM.gov solicitation fields by notice ID or solicitation number.

  • score_go_no_go

    Score a solicitation GO / NO-GO (0-100) against a company profile with blockers and red flags.

  • find_incumbents

    Identify likely incumbents and competition signals from USAspending and FPDS data.

  • find_partners_near

    Find nearby teaming partners or subcontractors by capability keyword via Google Places.

  • predict_recompete

    Discover federal contracts expiring within a window, filtered by NAICS, PSC, state and value.

  • lookup_neco_data

    Parse a Navy NECO solicitation page into structured data.

  • lookup_labor_rates

    Benchmark federal labor rates using GSA CALC and BLS OEWS data.

  • analyze_award_patterns

    Analyze award size, competition mix, bid intensity and vehicles for a NAICS. Costs 3 credits.

  • analyze_market

    Market snapshot for a NAICS: spending trend, top contractors, set-asides, geography. Costs 5…

From the package’s own manifest, not a live connection, on 5 Oct 2026.

Example prompts

  • Get SAM.gov solicitation with notice ID YOUR_NOTICE_ID and score it go/no-go for my company.

  • Who is the likely incumbent on this solicitation?

  • Find contracts under NAICS 541512 expiring in the next 12 months.

  • Benchmark labor rates for NAICS 541330 and show the loaded hourly estimate.

Set up

Every client starts GovToolsPro on your machine with the same command. Pick yours; the page remembers your choice.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport stdio govtoolspro --env "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>" -- npx -y govtoolspro-mcp-server
  1. Start Claude Code and type /mcp. govtoolspro should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtoolspro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "govtoolspro-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtoolspro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "govtoolspro-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs Node.js on your computer. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

VS Code

Add it to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code asks for the secret the first time and stores it securely:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "govtoolspro": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "govtoolspro-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY": "${input:govtoolspro-api-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "govtoolspro-api-key",
      "description": "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtoolspro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "govtoolspro-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add govtoolspro --env "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>" -- npx -y govtoolspro-mcp-server

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.govtoolspro]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "govtoolspro-mcp-server"]
env = { GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY = "<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>" }

Needs Node.js on your computer. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add -e "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>" govtoolspro npx -- -y govtoolspro-mcp-server

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtoolspro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "govtoolspro-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs Node.js on your computer. Replace the placeholders with your own values.

Embed

Show GovToolsPro in a README or on your site. Each embed links to this page, uses the server’s own install command, and sets no cookies. How embeds work

The card, the iframe and the JSON are in English. Add ?lang=it, fr, de or es to their address for another language.

README badge

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Markdown
[![GovToolsPro on mcp.tc](https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro/badge.svg)](https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro)
HTML
<a href="https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro"><img src="https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro/badge.svg" alt="GovToolsPro on mcp.tc" height="20"></a>

It follows the reader’s light or dark mode. Add ?theme=light or ?theme=dark to fix it, or ?style=compact to show the mark without the word.

Website card

HTML
<script src="https://mcp.tc/w/govtoolspro.js" async></script>

The card appears where the tag is. Add data-theme="dark" or data-size="compact" to the tag to change it. The file holds everything it needs, so it makes no other requests and sets no cookies.

iframe

HTML
<iframe src="https://mcp.tc/embed/govtoolspro" title="GovToolsPro on mcp.tc" width="420" height="200" loading="lazy" allow="clipboard-write" style="border:0;border-radius:8px;max-width:100%"></iframe>

Use it on pages that don’t allow scripts. Add ?theme=light or ?theme=dark to the address to fix the colors.

JSON

The listing as data for your own pages and tools: name, tagline, install command, tools and the “Add to” links. Any site can read it (CORS is open).

https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro.json

What each field means

AI prompt

Paste this into an AI coding assistant, such as Claude Code or Cursor, and it adds the GovToolsPro card to your site.

Markdown
Add the mcp.tc card for GovToolsPro, an MCP server, to my website. It is one static script: no build step, no package to install, no cookies.

Put this tag where the card should appear. The card renders right before it:

```html
<script src="https://mcp.tc/w/govtoolspro.js" async></script>
```

To show the card somewhere else, put this placeholder there and load the same script once, for example before `</body>`. Keep the link inside: visitors without JavaScript see it.

```html
<div data-mcptc="govtoolspro"><a href="https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro">GovToolsPro on mcp.tc</a></div>
```

Options:
- `data-theme="light"` or `"dark"` on the tag or the placeholder fixes the colors. Without it, the card follows the visitor’s light or dark mode.
- `data-size="compact"` gives a smaller card without the tagline.
- The CSS variable `--mcptc-max-width` on the placeholder or a parent sets the width (default `520px`).
- `?lang=` on the script URL sets the card’s language: `en`, `it`, `fr`, `de` or `es`.

If the site has a Content Security Policy, allow `script-src https://mcp.tc` and `img-src data:` (the icon is inline).

For a README or other Markdown docs, use the badge instead:

```markdown
[![GovToolsPro on mcp.tc](https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro/badge.svg)](https://mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro)
```

Reference: https://mcp.tc/embed

Change history

We read the tool list in this server’s bundle manifest on GitHub every 3 hours and record what changes. Last read 8 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC.

Follow GovToolsPro and we’ll email you when something changes.

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FAQ

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/govtoolspro into my MCP client?

No. GovToolsPro runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is npx -y govtoolspro-mcp-server.

Does GovToolsPro need an API key?

Yes. It reads GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY from its environment, and GOVTOOLSPRO_API_KEY is a secret. Put the value in your client’s config on your own machine, never in a shared file.

Is GovToolsPro a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with npx -y govtoolspro-mcp-server, which needs Node.js.

What can GovToolsPro do?

It has 10 tools, including balance, get_solicitation and score_go_no_go. You can retrieve SAM.gov solicitation fields by notice ID, score a solicitation GO / NO-GO against your company profile and identify likely incumbents from USAspending and FPDS data.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Does mcp.tc track changes to GovToolsPro?

Yes. We follow the tool list in GovToolsPro’s bundle manifest, and its History tab shows each change we find, plus new versions and edits by its owner. Follow the listing to get an email when it changes.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc’s robot read GovToolsPro’s public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can’t confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

mcp.tc isn’t affiliated with Michael Smyth. This page was built from GovToolsPro’s public metadata, last checked on 5 Oct 2026, and an AI model wrote the description, so it can be wrong. Names and marks belong to their owners. Something off? Report this listing.