Govauctions
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MCP server for government-surplus auction data: live listings, sold-price comps, and Flip Score resale signals.
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- GOVAUCTIONS_API_KEY — required. Your key from https://govauctions.app/developers/keys
- GOVAUCTIONS_API_BASE — optional. Defaults to https://govauctions.app/api/v1
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
GovauctionsCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
The README includes setup instructions such as "command": "node",.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"govauctions": {
"govauctions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/govauctions-mcp.mjs"
],
"env": {
"GOVAUCTIONS_API_KEY": "gak_your_key"
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"govauctions": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/govauctions-mcp.mjs"
],
"env": {
"GOVAUCTIONS_API_KEY": "gak_your_key"
}
}
}GovAuctions MCP server
Agent-callable tools for government-surplus auction data: search live listings,
pull real sold-price comps, and get a 0–100 Flip Score resale signal — the same
engine behind GovAuctions.
It exposes four read-only tools:
| Tool | What it does |
|------|--------------|
| search_listings | Search live surplus auction listings (facts only). Filter by country, state, category, source, keyword, price. |
| get_listing | Fetch one listing by id (live or archived). |
| get_sold_comps | Sold-price range (25th / median / 75th percentile) for a described item, from past government auctions. |
| get_flip_score | Flip Score resale signal for a listing: estimated value, effective bid, and discount. |
All tools are read-only. Get an API key (free tier available) at
https://govauctions.app/developers.
Use it (two ways)
1. Hosted (remote) — no install
Point any client that speaks remote MCP at the hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint:
{
"mcpServers": {
"govauctions": { "url": "https://govauctions.app/api/mcp" }
}
}
get_sold_comps is open on the hosted endpoint; the other three tools read your
key from the request. See the developer docs.
2. Local (stdio) — this file
A dependency-free Node wrapper (Node 18+) over the REST Data API. Download
govauctions-mcp.mjs and add it to your client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"govauctions": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/govauctions-mcp.mjs"],
"env": { "GOVAUCTIONS_API_KEY": "gak_your_key" }
}
}
}
Config (env):
- GOVAUCTIONS_API_KEY — required. Your key from https://govauctions.app/developers/keys
- GOVAUCTIONS_API_BASE — optional. Defaults to https://govauctions.app/api/v1
API
The tools wrap the public REST Data API. OpenAPI spec:
https://govauctions.app/api/v1/openapi.json
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
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