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usaspending-mcp

mcp server to interact with usaspending.gov api

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Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

  • uv (`curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh`)
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usaspending-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "usaspending-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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README

synced Oct 25, 2026

usaspending-mcp

usaspending-mcp is an MCP server designed to facilitate AI agents in accessing and interacting with the USAspending.gov API. This project provides tools, endpoints, and data processing utilities to streamline the retrieval and analysis of U.S. government spending data.

Tools

  • GetSpendingAwardsByAgencyId
    • Search for awards for a given agency id for a given year
  • GetAwardInfoByAwardId
    • Get information about a given award. Requires the generated unique award ID.
  • SearchByKeywords
    • Broad search for given keywords for a given year.
  • GetAgencies
    • Get a list of all agencies and associated data needed for other calls (i.e. agency id)

Configuration

Goose

extensions:
  usaspending-mcp:
    args:
    - --from
    - git+https://github.com/flothjl/usaspending-mcp@main
    - usaspending-mcp
    cmd: uvx
    enabled: true
    envs: {}
    name: usaspending
    type: stdio
GOOSE_MODEL: gpt-4o-mini
GOOSE_PROVIDER: openai
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