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GrantScout

by yc-droid · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by GitHub user yc-droid

Search open and upcoming US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov and get full grant details.

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3 tools: 3 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 grantscout https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp

Tools

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

3 tools

Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_grant_detailsGet the full Grants.gov record for one federal grant opportunity by its numeric opportunity ID (from search_grants), its funding opportunity number, or its Grants.gov URL.Reads text others writeNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_grant_details" says "get": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
    • untrusted-inputThe description's first sentence says "get" and "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the full Grants.gov record for one federal grant opportunity by its numeric opportunity ID (from search_grants), its funding opportunity number, or its Grants.gov URL. Returns the description, eligibility text, eligible applicant types, award floor and ceiling, total funding, expected number of awards, cost-sharing, open and close dates (or forecast dates), agency contact, assistance listing numbers and how to apply. Use when the user asks about a specific grant, whether they qualify, or how to apply. Descriptions are clipped; the full announcement on Grants.gov is authoritative.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • title: Get grant details
  • list_grant_filtersList the valid values for search_grants filters: applicant eligibility types and funding categories (with Grants.gov codes and how many open or forecasted grants each has right now…Reads text others writeNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_grant_filters" says "list": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List the valid values for search_grants filters: applicant eligibility types and funding categories (with Grants.gov codes and how many open or forecasted grants each has right now) and federal agencies with their codes. Pass an agency code to also list its sub-agencies. Use to map a user's description of their organization, topic or preferred agency onto valid filter values before searching.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • title: List grant filters
  • search_grantsSearch open (posted) or upcoming (forecasted) US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov by keyword, applicant eligibility type, funding category and agency.Reads text others writeNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_grants" says "search": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search open (posted) or upcoming (forecasted) US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov by keyword, applicant eligibility type, funding category and agency. Returns each grant's title, opportunity number, agency, open and close dates, award floor and ceiling, eligible applicant types and Grants.gov link, sorted by soonest close date by default (among the 30 best keyword matches when a keyword is given). Use when the user wants to find federal grants for an organization, project or topic. Covers federal grants listed on Grants.gov only, not state, local, foundation or corporate grants. Eligibility filtering uses Grants.gov's applicant-type codes; always confirm eligibility with get_grant_details or the full announcement.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • idempotentHint: true
    • title: Search federal grants

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.

Exfil surface

Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.

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

Reads private data0
Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
Reads text others write3
Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
Can send data out0
Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.

Remote posture

What anyone on the internet sees at the remote endpoint: an anonymous initialize and tools/list, and the public OAuth metadata.

Looked at Oct 22, 2026, 15:18 UTC, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. What is looked at.

Reachable
yes
HTTP status of an anonymous initialize
200
tools/list served without credentials
yes
Tools that change things, listed without credentials
0
Protocol version
2025-06-18
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

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http grantscout https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

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

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__grantscout__search_grants",
      "mcp__grantscout__get_grant_details",
      "mcp__grantscout__list_grant_filters"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as grantscout. Review it before you use it.

Capability tags behind 3 rules
  • mcp__grantscout__search_grants untrusted-input
  • mcp__grantscout__get_grant_details untrusted-input
  • mcp__grantscout__list_grant_filters untrusted-input