INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

search_awards

Direct live search of US federal awards (USAspending.

dropwatchhq.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_awards and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.govcon-feed]
url = "https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govcon-feed": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: govcon-feed
Remote MCP URL: https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govcon-feed": {
      "url": "https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "govcon-feed": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "govcon-feed",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://govcon.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

whats_changed_since — Return federal contract awards that are NEW or MODIFIED since a cursor token.
delta_digest — Weekly delta digest for a filter: new awards, modifications, and contracts EXPIRING in the next N days (recompete opportunities).
competitor_watch — Given a contractor name, return their recent federal awards (last 180d live) plus any win/lose/modify events the feed has accrued over time.