MCP server

Open Contracting

io.github.pipeworx-io/open-contracting

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Open Contracting MCP — international public procurement: government tenders

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

46

Token cost

About 27,798 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http open-contracting https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.open-contracting]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"open-contracting":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"open-contracting":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"open-contracting":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add open-contracting https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"open-contracting","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"open-contracting","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-contracting/mcp"}

Tools

• oc_coverage ~169 tokens
  Which open-contracting procurement data is currently available: per-country publisher name, release and contracting-process counts, and latest-release freshness. Call this first to learn which of the 18 covered countries (Albania, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Kenya
• oc_process_history ~193 tokens
  Full release history for a single contracting process, looked up by its OCID (Open Contracting ID, as returned by oc_tender_search / oc_recent). Returns every OCDS release in chronological order, showing the tender → award → contract progression: planning and tender notices, deadline changes, and th
• oc_recent ~317 tokens
  Most recently published government procurement releases — new tenders and fresh contract awards across all covered OCDS publishers (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uruguay, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Mexico/Oaxaca, Albania, Kosovo, Croatia, Thailand/Bang
• oc_tender_search ~816 tokens
  Search international public procurement — government tenders, contract notices, and contract awards published under the OCDS Open Contracting Data Standard. Covers 18 national and subnational publishers across developing countries and Europe: Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Liberia, Rwanda, T

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