io.github.cliwant/mcp-sam-gov

io.github.cliwant/mcp-sam-gov

Keyless-first MCP: 153 tools for US federal + state/local (SLED) contracting, spending & regulation

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sam-gov": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov@1.17.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "<your SAM_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "CENSUS_API_KEY": "<your CENSUS_API_KEY>",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "<your FRED_API_KEY>",
        "BEA_API_KEY": "<your BEA_API_KEY>",
        "BLS_API_KEY": "<your BLS_API_KEY>",
        "DOL_API_KEY": "<your DOL_API_KEY>",
        "DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "<your DATA_GOV_API_KEY>",
        "NVD_API_KEY": "<your NVD_API_KEY>",
        "OPENFDA_API_KEY": "<your OPENFDA_API_KEY>",
        "SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN": "<your SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN>",
        "COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN": "<your COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN>",
        "LDA_API_KEY": "<your LDA_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • 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).

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
1.17.0
Registry
active
Published
9/29/2026
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