Give Claude, Cursor, and custom agents stable opportunity, award, entity, exclusion, document, history, and analysis records through MCP. Streamable HTTP / JSON-RPC 2.0 at mcp.boringdataplatform.com. Same API key and monthly quota as REST.
https://mcp.boringdataplatform.com/mcp tools/list
32 tools
search_opportunities
search_documents
list_changes
get_opportunityAgents are useful when they can retrieve the same source-linked records your application uses. MCP gives them that path without a separate integration.
Ask for a target opportunity, then pull the source notice, documents, history, likely incumbent context, and buyer profile without switching systems.
Start from a UEI, CAGE, or vendor name and let the agent retrieve registration, exclusions, responsibility records, and award context for review.
Use changes, opportunity analysis, and award rollups to answer what moved in a market before the team exports data.
Pick your client, paste the config, and restart. The MCP tools use the same Boring Data Platform account as REST.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonmcpServers block if you have one.{
"mcpServers": {
"boring-data-platform": {
"url": "https://mcp.boringdataplatform.com/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Names are short and specific so LLMs can choose the right tool. Each maps to a REST endpoint: same data, same quota.
| Group | Tool | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Opportunities | search_opportunities | Search canonical opportunity threads. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity | Fetch one merged opportunity thread. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_history | Return amendment and lifecycle history. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_documents | List documents and extraction status. |
| Opportunities | search_documents | Search extracted document text across opportunities. |
| Opportunities | search_opportunity_documents | Search document text for one opportunity. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_document_text | Fetch bounded extracted document text. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_document_requirements | Return requirement evidence from documents. |
| Opportunities | list_opportunity_related | List related cross-source opportunities. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_incumbents | Return likely incumbents and recompete status. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_buyer_profile | Return buyer contacts and related market signals. |
| Opportunities | list_opportunity_analysis | Filter opportunities by structured fields. |
| Opportunities | get_opportunity_analysis_rollup | Aggregate opportunity analysis facets. |
| Awards | search_awards | Search federal contract awards. |
| Awards | get_award | Fetch one award transaction. |
| Awards | get_award_hierarchy | Return parent IDVs and child award actions. |
| Awards | list_award_rollups | Aggregate awards by agency, vendor, NAICS, or PSC. |
| Entities | search_entities | Search SAM.gov entity registrations. |
| Entities | get_entity | Fetch one registration by UEI. |
| Entities | get_entity_profile | Connect registration, awards, exclusions, and integrity. |
| Compliance | search_exclusions | Search SAM.gov exclusion records. |
| Compliance | get_exclusion | Fetch one exclusion record. |
| Compliance | list_entity_exclusions | Check exclusions for one UEI. |
| Compliance | search_integrity_records | Search public responsibility and integrity records. |
| Compliance | get_integrity_record | Fetch one integrity record. |
| Reference | search_agencies | Search SAM.gov Federal Hierarchy agencies. |
| Reference | get_agency | Fetch one agency by organization id. |
| Reference | search_assistance_listings | Search Assistance Listings programs. |
| Reference | get_assistance_listing | Fetch one Assistance Listing. |
| Notices & changes | list_notices | List source-verbatim notices. |
| Notices & changes | get_notice | Fetch one raw notice. |
| Notices & changes | list_changes | Read the incremental change feed. |
Representative exchange built from committed example fixtures. Same agent, same key — real tool names and source-backed shapes.
Search opportunity documents for evaluation criteria. Pick one matching record, show the source notice, and tell me whether there is incumbent context.
I found a matching document on IT Service Management Platform Operations & Maintenance. The opportunity record includes document context and source links. The incumbent tool returns Cascade Federal Technologies LLC as the fixture-backed candidate.
Show me the record ID so I can fetch the same result through REST.
Use 00000000-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1 with /v1/opportunities/00000000-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1. REST and MCP return the same source-backed record model.
Claude can select the MCP tools directly from their names, descriptions, and schemas. The visible example uses committed fixture values, not a live claim.
00000000-0000-4000-8000-0000000000a1 · Section M — Evaluation Factors for Awardget_opportunity_incumbents returns likely incumbent candidates and award evidence for the same record ID.Standard MCP streamable HTTP. Works over HTTPS, no websockets required. Responses stream progressively for long tools; short tools return in a single frame.
Same strata_live_… keys as the REST API. Create and rotate keys from the console.
A tool call counts as one API request against your plan. Switching between REST and MCP uses the same per-key rate limit and monthly quota.
Tool names are short and verb-first. Descriptions state the tool's job in one sentence. Parameter names mirror the REST query params so switching between surfaces stays mechanical.
Start with Sandbox, connect an MCP client, and test the same records your REST integration would use.