NextBid MCP

An official MCP server provided by NextBid that allows AI agents to search for U.S. federal, state, and local government contracting opportunities. It enables users to find bids by trade, location, and deadline, read source documents, and access set-aside information, all while linking back to official procurement notices.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-18Operated by NextBid

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://api.nextbid.us/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for open government bids by trade and location
Read solicitation documents and attachments
Identify small business set-aside opportunities
Verify bid deadlines against official sources

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_opportunities
get_opportunity
list_documents
get_document_download
get_evidence
get_document_text
list_files
read_file
corpus_stats
list_set_asides
my_account
mark_pursuit
list_tradelines
my_usage

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 nextbid-mcp https://api.nextbid.us/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 nextbid-mcp --url https://api.nextbid.us/mcp

Cursor

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

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nextbid-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.nextbid.us/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": {
    "nextbid-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.nextbid.us/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "nextbid-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.nextbid.us/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 nextbid-mcp https://api.nextbid.us/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": {
    "nextbid-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.nextbid.us/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": {
    "nextbid-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.nextbid.us/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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