Genuine Good Grants

U.S.

CommunityOnlineNo sign-inGlobalFreeRead-only

What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    U.S. federal grant discovery, details, fit scoring, briefs, and shortlist checks via x402.

    How to connect

    How to connect Genuine Good Grants to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://genuinegood.online/api/grants/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Genuine Good Grants to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://genuinegood.online/api/grants/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Genuine Good Grants to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://genuinegood.online/api/grants/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (6)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    federal-grant-searchSearch current Grants.gov opportunities with normalized deadlines, days remaining, agency, status, assistance listing numbers, and official source links. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/search. Price: $0.05 USDC via x402 on Base.
    federal-grant-detailRetrieve an official Grants.gov opportunity with normalized applicant types, eligibility text, award range, deadline, categories, and provenance. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/detail. Price: $0.08 USDC via x402 on Base.
    grant-eligibility-fitRank current U.S. federal opportunities against a mission profile using transparent keyword, deadline, and applicant-type signals; returns reasons and official records. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/fit. Price: $0.20 USDC via x402 on Base.
    grant-opportunity-briefProduce a sourced agent-ready brief of up to ten current U.S. federal grant matches, eligibility signals, deadline urgency, award ranges, and next actions. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/brief. Price: $0.50 USDC via x402 on Base.
    federal-grant-shortlist-preflightRun deterministic rule-based checks over up to five retrieved Grants.gov notices: deadline horizon, listed applicant-type code intersection, source-field completeness, and official-notice verification flags. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/preflight. Price: $5.00 USDC via x402 on Base.
    grant-api-30-day-passActivate 30 days of bearer-token access to every Genuine Good Grants API tool, subject to a 1,000-request fair-use limit. The client supplies its own random token; Genuine Good stores only its SHA-256 hash. Paid HTTP endpoint: https://genuinegood.online/v1/grants/pass. Price: $15.00 USDC via x402 on Base.