mcp-sam-gov

by cliwant·io.github.cliwant/mcp-sam-gov·v1.14.0

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Keyless-first MCP: 152 tools for US federal + state/local (SLED) contracting, spending & regulation

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8 stars497 downloads/wk

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Tools

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Public scan report

scanner v0.1.3 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan232 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10

Overall 85/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

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Runs npx -y @cliwant/mcp-sam-gov on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp-sam-gov -- npx -y @cliwant/mcp-sam-gov

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Run it through the gateway

Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

Rating: —
Safety grade: A · 85/100
Stars: 8
Downloads/wk: 497
Price: Free
Licence: MIT
Transport: Local · npm
Version: 1.14.0
Category: Everything else
Last release: 2026-09-18

Credentials it needs

SAM_GOV_API_KEYsecretOptional. SAM.gov key for higher rate limits + archives older than 12 months. Keyless by default.
CENSUS_API_KEYsecretRequired only for census_business_patterns (the Census Data API has no keyless tier); every other tool works without it.
FRED_API_KEYsecretRequired only for fred_search_series and fred_series_observations (FRED has no keyless tier); every other tool works without it.
BEA_API_KEYsecretRequired only for bea_regional_data (the BEA Data API has no keyless tier); every other tool works without it.
BLS_API_KEYsecretOptional free key for BLS labor-statistics tools (raises rate limits).
DOL_API_KEYsecretRequired only for dol_get_dataset (DOL's data endpoint has no keyless tier; dol_list_datasets works without it).
DATA_GOV_API_KEYsecretOptional free api.data.gov key; raises DEMO_KEY limits for Regulations.gov, Congress.gov, GovInfo, FAC, the data.gov catalog and GSA per-diem.
NVD_API_KEYsecretOptional free NVD key (raises CVE rate limits).
OPENFDA_API_KEYsecretOptional free openFDA key (raises rate limits).
SOCRATA_APP_TOKENsecretOptional Socrata app token (raises rate limits on SLED Socrata hosts).
COURTLISTENER_API_TOKENsecretOptional CourtListener (Free Law Project) token (raises rate limits).
LDA_API_KEYsecretOptional Senate LDA lobbying-disclosure key (raises rate limits).
EDGAR_USER_AGENTOptional SEC EDGAR User-Agent string (courtesy identification; a sensible default is used otherwise).
MCP_SAM_GOV_TOOLSETSOptional. Comma-separated toolset names to load (e.g. core,sled). Blank or 'all' loads all 152 tools.

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