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BidCatch

by linkvectorized · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by GitHub user linkvectorized

Live US government bids, awards, expiring contracts, agency forecasts, and protest rulings.

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6 tools: 1 change things and 5 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http bidcatch https://bidcatch.co/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • check_exclusionsCheck SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Check SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts. Run this before teaming with or subcontracting to anyone: one excluded partner can poison a bid. Match by exact company name or UEI; a state filter disambiguates common names. Records come from SAM.gov's published exclusions extract, refreshed weekly.
Only reads 5Claude Code: allow
  • get_agency_forecastList an agency's published procurement forecast — planned contract actions with estimated values and timelines, in the agency's own words.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_agency_forecast" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List an agency's published procurement forecast — planned contract actions with estimated values and timelines, in the agency's own words. Planning-grade data; entries can be revised or cancelled. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
  • get_award_historySearch federal contract award history — who won what, for how much, and when.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_award_history" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search federal contract award history — who won what, for how much, and when. Use it to size up incumbents, price work, or find buyers. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
  • get_protest_recordSearch Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decisions — who challenged an award, and whether the referee sustained or denied it.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_protest_record" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decisions — who challenged an award, and whether the referee sustained or denied it. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
  • get_recompete_radarList federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_recompete_radar" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen. Filter by keyword, NAICS code, or state. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
  • search_bidsSearch government bid opportunities (open and past) by keyword, state, and buyer level.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_bids" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search government bid opportunities (open and past) by keyword, state, and buyer level. Results are relevance-ranked; keyword matches in the title outrank passing mentions in the description.

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http bidcatch https://bidcatch.co/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__bidcatch__search_bids",
      "mcp__bidcatch__get_award_history",
      "mcp__bidcatch__get_recompete_radar",
      "mcp__bidcatch__get_agency_forecast",
      "mcp__bidcatch__get_protest_record"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__bidcatch__check_exclusions"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as bidcatch. Review it before you use it.