MCP Server & API Keys

GovPillar exposes its core features as MCP tools. Once connected, any AI client that supports MCP — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Grok, OpenAI Dot, Muse AI — can search opportunities, score bids, read your pipeline, and pull agency spend data without you touching a browser.

1. 1Go to your profile avatar → API Keys & MCP
2. 2Give the key a label — use the bot name, e.g. "Claude Desktop" or "Cursor"
3. 3Click Generate
4. 4Copy the key right now — it's shown once and not stored in a recoverable form

npm install -g govpillar-mcp-server

This installs the govpillar-mcp binary globally. No cloning or building required — the package ships pre-built.

Edit the Claude config file — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govpillar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["govpillar-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "GOVPILLAR_API_KEY": "gp_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. GovPillar shows up in the tools panel (the plug icon in the chat bar).

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your workspace root (workspace-scoped) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (applies to all projects):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govpillar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["govpillar-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "GOVPILLAR_API_KEY": "gp_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

In Grok's settings, go to External Tools → Add Tool Server and fill in:

Dot and other OpenAI-based assistants use the REST dispatcher endpoint rather than the stdio binary:

{
  "tool": "score_opportunity",
  "args": {
    "noticeId": "abc123",
    "companyId": "your-company-id"
  }
}

1. 1In Muse AI settings, open Tool Integrations → Add MCP Server
2. 2Set the command: npx govpillar-mcp-server
3. 3Add env variable GOVPILLAR_API_KEY with your key value
4. 4Save — GovPillar tools appear in the tool picker

• Only a SHA-256 hash is stored — the key itself is never persisted
• Each key is scoped to your account — it can't access any other tenant's data
• Revoking a key takes effect immediately
• All write operations require you to confirm before anything changes