MCP server exposing GovContractScout's US government contracts API (contracts, NAICS, match, states) to AI agents
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add govcontractscout --env GCS_API_KEY='<GCS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y govcontractscout-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.govcontractscout]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "govcontractscout-mcp"]
env = { GCS_API_KEY = "<GCS_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add govcontractscout --env GCS_API_KEY='<GCS_API_KEY>' -- npx -y govcontractscout-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"govcontractscout": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "<GCS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GCS_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.