Govrider
About
MCP server for GovRider -match your tech product or consulting service to thousands of live government tenders, RFPs, grants, and frameworks from 25+ official sources worldwide, updated nightly.
Explore
- Matches tech products/services to government opportunities
- Data from 25+ official government portals worldwide
- Covers US, EU, UK, Latin America, Africa, Asia Pacific
- Updated nightly with only live, open opportunities
- AI-enriched analysis and semantic indexing
- Free discovery search available
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"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
GovriderCommand (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
| Environment Variable | Required | Description |
|---------------------|----------|-------------|
| GOVRIDER_API_KEY | Yes | Your GovRider API key. Get one at govrider.ai/app/api-keys |
| GOVRIDER_API_BASE | No | Override API base URL (default: https://www.govrider.ai) |
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<summary><strong>Claude Desktop</strong></summary>
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"govrider": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@govrider/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GOVRIDER_API_KEY": "gr_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
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<summary><strong>Claude Code</strong></summary>
Add to .claude/settings.json in your project or ~/.claude/settings.json globally:
{
"mcpServers": {
"govrider": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@govrider/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GOVRIDER_API_KEY": "gr_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>VS Code / Cursor</strong></summary>
Add to your workspace .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"govrider": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@govrider/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GOVRIDER_API_KEY": "gr_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
</details>
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npm install
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"govrider": {
"govrider": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@govrider/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GOVRIDER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"govrider": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@govrider/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"GOVRIDER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
What is GovRider?
GovRider is for any tech company, consultancy, or individual with a technology product or service. You don't need to be a government specialist. If you build or sell technology, there are governments looking to buy it.
- Thousands of live opportunities from 25+ official government portals and international organisations
- Covers the US, EU, UK, Latin America, Africa, and Asia Pacific
- Updated nightly - only live, open opportunities are returned
- AI-enriched - every opportunity is verified, analysed, and semantically indexed
- Describe what you sell or what you are building and get ranked matches in seconds
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