# BidCatch

> Live US government bids, awards, expiring contracts, agency forecasts, and protest rulings.

- name: io.github.linkvectorized/bidcatch
- version: 1.0.1
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 80/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 73/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.linkvectorized%2Fbidcatch
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.linkvectorized%2Fbidcatch/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bidcatch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bidcatch.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${BIDCATCH_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Placeholders to fill: `${BIDCATCH_TOKEN}`.

## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 45
- drivers: +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-2d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 73/100 (new)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 71 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- fail `tools.annotations`: no tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_protest_record (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_recompete_radar (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); search_bids (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 948 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 2 of the 7 days needed

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 6, about 948 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: f1d43251c621276ed95ddc760b615b70
- tools last changed: 2026-10-18T21:53:48.947Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.linkvectorized/bidcatch.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.linkvectorized/bidcatch)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-18 `check_exclusions` added
  - Check SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts. Run this before teaming with or subcontracting to anyone: one excluded partner can poison a bid. Match by exact company name or UEI; a state filter disambiguates common names. Records come from SAM.gov's published exclusions extract, refreshed weekly.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.linkvectorized%2Fbidcatch/changes

## Remotes

- https://bidcatch.co/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (6)

- `check_exclusions`: Check SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts. Run this before teaming with or subcontracting to anyone: one excluded partner can poison a bid. Match by exact company name or UEI; a state filter disambiguates common names. Records come from SAM.gov's published exclusions extract, refreshed weekly.
- `get_agency_forecast`: List an agency's published procurement forecast — planned contract actions with estimated values and timelines, in the agency's own words. Planning-grade data; entries can be revised or cancelled. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
- `get_award_history`: Search federal contract award history — who won what, for how much, and when. Use it to size up incumbents, price work, or find buyers. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
- `get_protest_record`: Search Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decisions — who challenged an award, and whether the referee sustained or denied it. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
- `get_recompete_radar`: List federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen. Filter by keyword, NAICS code, or state. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
- `search_bids`: Search government bid opportunities (open and past) by keyword, state, and buyer level. Results are relevance-ranked; keyword matches in the title outrank passing mentions in the description.