# `org.asktender/asktender` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/org.asktender/asktender
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/org.asktender/asktender
- Version: 1.0.7 (active)
- Publisher: org.asktender (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:54:11.752Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
askTender
Government tenders in about 200 countries: who can bid, what each requires, and the bid kit.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:19:39.166Z over streamable-http.

**18 tools: 12 change things and 6 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 12 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 6 | allow |

## Findings

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

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

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":false}; The description's first verb is "open": a word for a change.
```


## Changes things (12)

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

### `can_company_bid`

- 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
Whether a company based in one country may bid for public tenders in another country (trade agreements, foreign-bidder rules, registrations needed). Give a tender_id or the tender's country. Use when the user asks whether a company from one country can bid on, or take part in, public tenders in another country.
```

### `check_my_eligibility`

- 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
For the user's own company (askTender account): whether it can bid on a tender and qualifies, which requirements it meets, what is missing and how to close each gap. Needs the askTender account connected. Use when the user asks whether their own company qualifies for, or can bid on, a specific askTender tender.
```

### `my_account`

- 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
The user's askTender plan and what it includes.
```

### `my_bids`

- 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
The user's bids being prepared with askTender and their status.
```

### `my_matching_tenders`

- The description's first verb is "open": 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
Open tenders for the user's company: found by what its askTender profile says the company does (its capabilities), or by a search phrase if given. Use when the user asks which tenders suit or match their company.
```

### `my_saved_tenders`

- 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
The tenders the user has saved on askTender, with deadlines.
```

### `my_watchlist`

- 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
The buyers and competitors the user watches, with their recent activity. Intelligence plan and above.
```

### `save_tender`

- The name "save_tender" says "save": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Save a tender to the user's askTender list (deadline reminders and tracking).
```

### `start_managed_bid`

- The name "start_managed_bid" says "start": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Hand a tender to the askTender Desk, which prepares the bid with the user and coordinates askTender Partners (accountants, professionals) for certificates and filing. Business plan.
```

### `tender_incumbent`

- 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
For a tender: who holds or last won this buyer's similar contracts, the buyer's closest past contracts (winner, value, date) and a price guide from them, useful when the notice publishes no value. Intelligence plan and above.
```

### `upcoming_renewals`

- 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
Contracts in the user's markets that are ending soon (the next tender is coming). Intelligence plan and above.
```

### `watch`

- The description's first verb is "add": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Add a public buyer or a supplier (competitor) to the user's watchlist, to follow their tenders and awards. Intelligence plan and above.
```

## Only reads (6)

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

### `compare_plans`

- The name "compare_plans" says "compare": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
askTender's plans (Pro, Intelligence, Business): prices, what each includes, who each is for, and which fits the user's situation. Use when the user asks about pricing, which plan to choose, or what askTender can do for them.
```

### `find_guides`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
askTender's guides on how public procurement works: registering on portals (SAM.gov, GeM, Find a Tender...), digital signatures, bid security, foreign bidders, consortiums. Returns titles, summaries and links.
```

### `get_bid_kit`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The submission checklist for a tender against the user's company: documents they already have, drafts askTender prepares for signature, and items to obtain with lead times. Pro plan and above.
```

### `get_requirements`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Every requirement of a tender in the tender's own words (financial, experience, certifications, registrations, bid security, documents), routed to who handles each. Pro plan and above.
```

### `get_tender`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The facts of one tender by its askTender id: title, buyer, country, deadline, value, status, and a plain-English brief where available, with its askTender link.
```

### `search_tenders`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find open government tenders (calls for bids) by what is being bought and, optionally, the country. Returns up to 10 live tenders from official procurement portals (refreshed daily) with buyer, deadline, value and an askTender link. Use when the user asks to find tenders, calls for bids or public contracts to bid on.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__asktender__search_tenders",
      "mcp__asktender__get_tender",
      "mcp__asktender__find_guides",
      "mcp__asktender__compare_plans",
      "mcp__asktender__get_requirements",
      "mcp__asktender__get_bid_kit"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__asktender__can_company_bid",
      "mcp__asktender__check_my_eligibility",
      "mcp__asktender__my_matching_tenders",
      "mcp__asktender__save_tender",
      "mcp__asktender__my_saved_tenders",
      "mcp__asktender__tender_incumbent",
      "mcp__asktender__watch",
      "mcp__asktender__my_watchlist",
      "mcp__asktender__upcoming_renewals",
      "mcp__asktender__start_managed_bid",
      "mcp__asktender__my_bids",
      "mcp__asktender__my_account"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```