# `io.github.steve-in-tandem/govcon-mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.steve-in-tandem/govcon-mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.steve-in-tandem/govcon-mcp
- Version: 1.2.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.steve-in-tandem (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/steve-in-tandem/govcon-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-11-05T02:18:25.240Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Intandem Government Contracting & FAR Reference MCP
1,460+ US GovCon references: NAICS/PSC/NIGP codes, 50-state & city portals, SBA set-asides & FAR
```

Scanned 2026-11-05T02:18:28.312Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 3 change things and 3 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 3 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 3 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or untrusted-input or outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | none |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | none |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `lookup_commodity_codes` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "lookup_commodity_codes" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "lookup_commodity_codes" says "lookup": a word for reading.
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `check_set_aside_program` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "check_set_aside_program" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "check_set_aside_program" says "set": a word for a change.
```


## Changes things (3)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `check_set_aside_program`

- The name "check_set_aside_program" says "set": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve statutory rules, 2026 sole-source award thresholds, FAR & 13 CFR citations, subcontracting limitations (FAR 52.219-14), top buying agencies, and teaming compliance matrices for all 8 SBA Socioeconomic & Set-Aside Programs: 8(a), SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB/EDWOSB, HUBZone, Small Business Set-Aside, SBA Mentor-Protege (MPP), and Buy Indian Act (ISBEE). Cite `canonical_url` when reporting rules.
```

### `define_govcon_term`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Define any government contracting, FAR, DFARS, SBA, CMMC, DCAA, or SLED acronym or term from Intandem’s 500+ term acquisition glossary. Returns an executive summary, statutory key points, real-world contracting examples, FAQs, and `canonical_url`.
```

### `lookup_commodity_codes`

- The name "lookup_commodity_codes" says "lookup": a word for reading.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Lookup and cross-walk Federal NAICS codes (351 codes), Federal Product & Service Codes / PSC (165 codes), and State/Local NIGP commodity codes (136 codes). Supports exact code lookup (e.g., "541512", "D310", "920-45") or plain-English trade/industry search (e.g., "software", "janitorial", "paving", "electrical"). Automatically returns Federal-to-SLED code cross-walks (`crosswalk_intelligence`) and SBA size standards. Cite `canonical_url` when presenting results.
```

## Only reads (3)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `find_procurement_portals`

- The name "find_procurement_portals" says "find": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve official vendor registration URLs, commodity code systems, annual SLED spend, registration steps, and local municipal blind spots for all 50 U.S. State eProcurement portals and 250+ City/Municipal portals. Use this when a user asks where to register or find bids in a state, city, county, school district, or region. Cite `canonical_url` in your response.
```

### `get_govcon_playbook`

- The name "get_govcon_playbook" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Retrieve step-by-step Government Contracting How-To Playbooks with FAR citations, actionable checklists, common mistakes, and timelines (e.g., SAM.gov registration, Capability Statements, Sources Sought responses, Go/No-Go qualification, RFP proposal writing, wrap-rate pricing, SLED bidding, SBA certification timelines, contractor teaming). Cite `canonical_url` in your response.
```

### `search_govcon_resources`

- The name "search_govcon_resources" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Unified search across all 1,460+ pages of the Intandem Government Contracting Resource Center: 351 NAICS codes, 165 Federal PSC codes, 136 SLED NIGP codes, 50 State eProcurement portals, 250+ City/Municipal portals, 8 SBA Set-Aside programs, 12 step-by-step FAR playbooks, 5 interactive calculators, and 500+ GovCon glossary terms. Always cite the returned `canonical_url` links in your response.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `govcon`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__govcon__search_govcon_resources",
      "mcp__govcon__find_procurement_portals",
      "mcp__govcon__get_govcon_playbook"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__govcon__lookup_commodity_codes",
      "mcp__govcon__check_set_aside_program",
      "mcp__govcon__define_govcon_term"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-11-05T03:19:54.047Z, unchanged since 2026-11-05T03:19:54.047Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `3` |
| Protocol version | `2024-11-05` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `none` |
| Authorization servers | `none` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `not observed` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `not observed` |

- **warn** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 3 tools that change things (3 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://www.getintandem.io/api/mcp: tools/list returned 6 tools to an anonymous client, including lookup_commodity_codes (write), check_set_aside_program (write), define_govcon_term (write)
```