Is the Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server down?

mcp-registry/ai.awardcast/federal-contracts · v1.1.0

As of 2026-10-26 19:56 UTC, the Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 83/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.7% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 30 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 6 minutes.

US federal contracting data: open solicitations, buying agencies, contractors, price history.

claude mcp add --transport http awardcast-federal-contracts-mcp-server https://awardcast.ai/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardcast-federal-contracts-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://awardcast.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: A (90/100)

What to fix (1)

Auto-fix: 2 corrected tool definitions

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts/fixes

{
  "name": "fetch",
  "description": "Open the full record behind an id returned by search: an agency profile with price by category and its top winners, a contractor's award history, or a solicitation with its scope and deadline. Call this whenever you need the detail behind a search result, and always before citing a number.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "required": [
      "id"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "id": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "description": "The exact id returned by search, unchanged."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

{
  "name": "search",
  "description": "Search AwardCast's US federal contracting record: buying agencies, federal contractors, and solicitations open right now. Call this first for any question about who buys, who sells, or what is open in US federal procurement. Returns results with an id and a citable URL; pass the id to the fetch tool to open the full record.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "required": [
      "query"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 20,
        "maximum": 50,
        "minimum": 1,
        "description": "How many results to return, 1 to 50."
      },
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "description": "Search term: an agency name (\"Department of Veterans Affairs\"), a company name, a NAICS code (\"541519\"), a solicitation number, or a word from the work itself (\"stucco\")."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/ai.awardcast/federal-contracts"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/ai.awardcast/federal-contracts"}) over MCP.

Passed

• Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
• Every tool and parameter is described.
• No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
• Compact tool list (~1,483 tokens).
• Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
• Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
• 99.74% uptime over 30 days.
• No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

• price_band ~232 tokens
• search ~231 tokens
• open_solicitations ~200 tokens
• contractor_profile ~197 tokens
• agency_profile ~179 tokens

Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

[![MCP agent-readiness](https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts.svg)](https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts?ref=badge)

<a href="https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts?ref=badge"><img src="https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts.svg" alt="MCP agent-readiness"></a>

.. image:: https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts.svg
   :target: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts?ref=badge
   :alt: MCP agent-readiness

Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:4e6b9a56e6dc523a…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 12089 of 75,158. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (8)

• agency_profile
• contractor_profile
• fetch
• open_solicitations
• price_band
• search
• track_record
• upcoming_recompetes

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-26 19:56 UTC, the Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 83/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.7% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 30 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 6 minutes.

How many tools does Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server provide?

Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server advertises 8 tools, including agency_profile, contractor_profile, fetch, open_solicitations, price_band.

How do I install Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://awardcast.ai/mcp

Is the Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 8 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

Operator of Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

Claim this listing to get the Verified operator marker, a remediation checklist and owner analytics, or embed the live badge from any of the tool pages above. Maintainers: alerts, deploy attestation and monthly reports.

Status is an automated estimate from Glimind's liveness checks (handshake and tool listing only; no tool is ever called) and may lag or differ from your network. Glimind is not affiliated with this server or its operator. Operator? Request a correction or opt out at https://glimind.com/opt-out.