A side-by-side look at the Govcontractscout MCP and Oro Intel MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Govcontractscout MCP for legal work as a local process; choose Oro Intel MCP for legal over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
GCS_API_KEY.search_contracts, get_contract, search_naics.oro_search_notices, oro_search_tenders, oro_lookup_contract.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GCS_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 13 |
| Full listing | View Govcontractscout MCP | View Oro Intel MCP |
search_contractsSearch active government contracts by state, NAICS, keyword (returns title, agency, due date, match signals)get_contractFetch one contract's full record by ID (includes the original solicitation link + documents)search_naicsLook up NAICS codes by keywordget_statesList the states we index + live contract countsscore_contractScore a contract's fit for a business profile (uses `/v1/match`)win_likelihoodEstimate win probability vs the historical award archetype — derived data, paidarchetypesList winning-business archetypes — who wins what — derived data, paidoro_search_notices2oro_search_tenders2oro_lookup_contract5oro_contract_documents10oro_lookup_company5oro_company_contracts10oro_company_profile12oro_lookup_buyer5oro_buyer_contracts10oro_buyer_profile20oro_lookup_framework5oro_bulk_export100 / 1,000 rowsPaste 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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"govcontractscout-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"govcontractscout-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_KEY": "YOUR_GCS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"oro-intel-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.oro-intel.com/mcp/"
}
}
}