A side-by-side look at the Contracko and GovContract Radar MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Contracko for legal work as a local process; choose GovContract Radar for legal. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Contracko when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
GovContract Radar tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for GovContract Radar yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Contracko is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. GovContract Radar belongs to Legal and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Contracko for legal work and GovContract Radar for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. GovContract Radar has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Contracko has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. GovContract Radar has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add contracko and govcontract-radar as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Contracko has a quality signal of 67/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. GovContract Radar has 29/100 (Emerging) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.