MCP SAM.gov

Name: MCP SAM.gov
Author: cliwant

cliwant

Queries US federal and state government contracting, spending and regulation data from SAM.gov, USAspending, Grants.gov and more.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add sam-gov --env SAM_GOV_API_KEY='<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>' --env CENSUS_API_KEY='<CENSUS_API_KEY>' --env FRED_API_KEY='<FRED_API_KEY>' --env BEA_API_KEY='<BEA_API_KEY>' --env BLS_API_KEY='<BLS_API_KEY>' --env DOL_API_KEY='<DOL_API_KEY>' --env DATA_GOV_API_KEY='<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>' --env NVD_API_KEY='<NVD_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @cliwant/mcp-sam-gov

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.sam-gov]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"]
env = { SAM_GOV_API_KEY = "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>", CENSUS_API_KEY = "<CENSUS_API_KEY>", FRED_API_KEY = "<FRED_API_KEY>", BEA_API_KEY = "<BEA_API_KEY>", BLS_API_KEY = "<BLS_API_KEY>", DOL_API_KEY = "<DOL_API_KEY>", DATA_GOV_API_KEY = "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>", NVD_API_KEY = "<NVD_API_KEY>" }

# codex mcp add sam-gov --env SAM_GOV_API_KEY='<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>' --env CENSUS_API_KEY='<CENSUS_API_KEY>' --env FRED_API_KEY='<FRED_API_KEY>' --env BEA_API_KEY='<BEA_API_KEY>' --env BLS_API_KEY='<BLS_API_KEY>' --env DOL_API_KEY='<DOL_API_KEY>' --env DATA_GOV_API_KEY='<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>' --env NVD_API_KEY='<NVD_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @cliwant/mcp-sam-gov

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-gov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<NVD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sam-gov": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<NVD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-gov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<NVD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-gov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<NVD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-gov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<NVD_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

SAM_GOV_API_KEY
CENSUS_API_KEY
FRED_API_KEY
BEA_API_KEY
BLS_API_KEY
DOL_API_KEY
DATA_GOV_API_KEY
NVD_API_KEY

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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