LicenseGround MCP MCP server

LicenseGround provides a deterministic Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables autonomous AI agents to perform real-time, sub-2ms verification of trade contractor licenses and compliance status across multiple US states and federal registries. It serves as a strict pre-flight authorization gate for procurement, dispatch, and proposal generation workflows to mitigate corporate liability.

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No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by LicenseGround

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://licenseground.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Verify trade contractor license status and surety bonds in real-time
Check federal SAM.gov debarment and OSHA safety violation history
Gate autonomous AP agent payments based on license compliance
Validate subcontractor eligibility for public infrastructure bids

Tools advertised by the last live check:

verify_license
check_compliance_risk
search_contractors
check_federal_debarment
audit_osha_safety
get_registry_status

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 licenseground-mcp https://licenseground.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 licenseground-mcp --url https://licenseground.com/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

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

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

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

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