govauctions.app

Live listings, sold prices and resale scores from GovAuctions.app, the public surplus-auction site.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Live listings, sold prices and resale scores from GovAuctions.app, the public surplus-auction site.

    How to connect

    How to connect govauctions.app to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://govauctions.app/api/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 govauctions.app to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://govauctions.app/api/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 govauctions.app to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://govauctions.app/api/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 (8)

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

    search_listingsSearch live GSA federal-surplus auction listings (facts only — no images). Filter by state, category, keyword, price, or distance from a US ZIP code. Raw listings cover sanctioned federal sources; sold-price comps span the full market.
    get_listingGet one live GSA listing by its id (facts only).
    get_sold_compsSold-price comps for a described item, computed across the full government-surplus market in the US, UK, CA or AU. Without an API key: coverage only (how many comparable sales, confidence, and a coarse price band). With an API key: the actual 25th/median/75th percentile final prices. Free keys at https://govauctions.app/developers. A miss says which kind it is: reason `insufficient_comps` (too few comparable sales yet) is worth retrying, reason `category_not_priceable` (miscellaneous, real-estate) never is — those categories cannot be priced from a title.
    get_flip_scoreGovAuctions Flip Score resale signal for a live GSA listing (valued against the full-market comp archive): estimated value, effective bid, and discount.
    get_sold_historyThe individual archived sales behind an item: title, final price, sale month and state, plus the range they produce. Use when you want the evidence rather than just the number. Query-anchored — describe an item; there is no way to list the archive.
    get_price_trendMonth-by-month median sale price for an item, plus the first-to-last change — 'is this category softening?'. Computed from the same comps as get_sold_comps, so it never contradicts that range. Returns an empty series when too few months clear the sample threshold.
    get_comp_coverageHow much sold-price data we hold per category for a market, and which categories can never be priced. Check this before building on the comps tools — it is the honest answer about what we cannot do.
    get_api_usageThis key's usage for the current month: total calls and the separate valuation allowance (which comps, sold history, trend and flip-score draw down), plus the reset date. Call it to pace a long run instead of hitting a 429 mid-task.