GovGazette
Research U.S.
Community: Submitted by a user or imported; check the owner before granting accessOnlineNo sign-inGlobalFreeRead-only
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Research U.S. federal contracts, awards, vendors, changes, exclusions, and source documents.
How to connect
How to connect GovGazette to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://govgazette.com/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- 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 GovGazette to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://govgazette.com/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- 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 GovGazette to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://govgazette.com/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - 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 (41)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| review_opportunity | Free fixed-rule bid/no-bid research review with cited reasons. Does not save private work or establish eligibility. |
| export_opportunities | Free bounded JSON export of up to 50 soonest open opportunities. Not the full dataset. |
| search_opportunities | Search public opportunity data by text, classification, buyer, location, status, and dates. |
| resolve_identifier | Resolve notice, solicitation, award, PIID, UEI, CAGE, NAICS, PSC, or FAR identifiers with exact matches first. |
| lookup_reference | Search or retrieve NAICS, PSC, FAR, SBA size-standard, set-aside, or agency reference data. |
| get_opportunity | Get one SAM.gov opportunity by notice ID with GovGazette and official source links. |
| get_opportunity_brief | Get a bounded, source-backed response decision brief with deadline status, fit signals, requirements, submission facts, changes, market evidence, and documents. |
| get_opportunity_comps | Get historical comparable public awards. Results are not an independent cost estimate or win odds. |
| get_award_evidence | Separate an official notice awardee, linked prior award recipients, and market participants without claiming an incumbent. |
| search_awards | Search the selected hot award dataset by award, recipient, agency, classification, place, dates, and value. |
| get_award | Get one award from the selected hot award dataset. |
| search_vendors | Search current public SAM entities by name, UEI, CAGE, status, location, or primary NAICS. |
| get_vendor | Get a public vendor or awardee record by 12-character UEI. |
| get_vendor_awards | Get public award history for one vendor UEI. |
| get_opportunity_changes | Get sanitized immutable changes with separate source and detection times. |
| search_exclusions | Check the current public exclusion snapshot by exact UEI or CAGE, or cautious name search. This is not a compliance certification. |
| get_opportunity_extracted | Get exact citations, requirements, costs, dates, forms, and submission text extracted without an LLM. |
| search_extracted_facts | Search exact source-backed facts extracted from official opportunity descriptions. |
| get_opportunity_documents | List current public SAM attachments with official external download links and links to published untrusted plain-text chunks when available. Raw binaries are not proxied. |
| find_recompetes | Find awards whose period-of-performance dates suggest a possible recompete. Results are inferences, not confirmed solicitations. |
| get_market_summary | Summarize selected public award and opportunity signals for a market slice. |
| get_watch_status | Read connected-account searches, pursuits, award or vendor watches, and recompete radars. Requires OAuth and never changes a watch. |
| get_business_profile | Read the confirmed business identity, capability preferences, public SAM evidence, and selected-award coverage. Requires profile-read permission. |
| get_business_defaults | Get deterministic opportunity, award, recompete, market, and exclusion defaults from the connected business profile. |
| search_opportunities_for_business | Rank open opportunities against the connected business profile with transparent reasons. This is not a win probability. |
| assess_opportunity_for_business | Compare source-backed opportunity facts with the connected business profile without claiming eligibility or win odds. |
| get_business_awards | Get selected-hot award history for the confirmed profile UEI with explicit coverage limits. |
| find_recompetes_for_business | Find inferred recompete candidates across profile markets. Results are not confirmed solicitations. |
| get_business_market | Get selected public market summaries for profile classifications, agencies, and target states. |
| check_business_exclusions | Run an exact UEI exclusion lookup for the connected business. This is not a compliance certification. |
| save_opportunity_search | Save a federal opportunity search and choose its alert cadence. |
| update_saved_search | Change or disable a saved search in the connected GovGazette account. |
| track_opportunity | Add or replace one tracked opportunity and its next action in the connected account. |
| update_tracked_opportunity | Change or disable a tracked opportunity in the connected account. |
| watch_award | Watch a selected public award for material changes and activity. |
| watch_vendor | Watch public award activity for one exact vendor UEI. |
| update_award_watch | Change, pause, or resume an award or vendor watch. |
| save_recompete_radar | Save a rolling radar for awards entering an inferred recompete window. |
| update_recompete_radar | Change, pause, or resume a recompete radar. |
| preview_business_profile_update | Preview exact changes to capabilities and target markets before applying them. |
| apply_business_profile_update | Apply the exact business-profile patch returned by a recent preview. |