CedarBid MCP

A read-only MCP server providing access to USAspending.gov data for VA HVAC and plumbing contracts. It allows AI assistants to query expiring contracts, lookup specific contract details, analyze company history, and view typical pricing and buying calendars without requiring authentication.

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No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-20Operated by CedarBid

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://cedarbid.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find VA HVAC contracts ending in the next six months by state
Lookup specific contract details like holder and dollars obligated
Analyze company history of VA contracts since 2018
View typical prices for VA work nationwide or by state

Tools advertised by the last live check:

find_expiring_contracts
lookup_contract
company_profile
location_contracts
typical_prices
buying_calendar

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http cedarbid-mcp https://cedarbid.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add cedarbid-mcp --url https://cedarbid.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable cedarbid-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cedarbid-mcp": {
      "url": "https://cedarbid.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cedarbid-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://cedarbid.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start cedarbid-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "cedarbid-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cedarbid.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http cedarbid-mcp https://cedarbid.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cedarbid-mcp": {
      "url": "https://cedarbid.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cedarbid-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://cedarbid.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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