In-depth architectural comparison of the Uk Contracts and Us Gov Contracts MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Uk Contracts
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Us Gov Contracts
Legal · Local stdio
Quality: 53/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Uk Contracts if you need specialized Legal tools running via a local process. Choose Us Gov Contracts if your workspace requires Legal integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Uk Contracts when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Search UK government procurement notices (open tenders + awarded contracts) from Contracts Finder, published as OCDS by the Cabinet Office. Filter by stage and an optional published-date range; results are newest-first. Keyless. The UK complement to EU tenders. Note: there is no server-side keyword…
get_notice
Get the full OCDS detail for a single UK Contracts Finder notice by its release `id` (the `id` field returned by search_notices / recent_notices, format "{guid}-{seq}"). Returns title, full description, buyer, value, CPV classification, tender period, and any awards with suppliers. Keyless.
recent_notices
List the most recent UK procurement notices from Contracts Finder, newest-first, optionally filtered by stage (tender/award). Same compact shape as search_notices. Keyless.
find_a_tender_recent
Recent HIGH-VALUE UK government tenders and contract awards from the Find a Tender Service (find-tender.service.gov.uk) — the UK's above-threshold procurement portal (the post-Brexit replacement for EU TED, for larger public contracts). Use for "high value UK tenders", "above threshold UK governmen…
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Uk Contracts is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Us Gov Contracts belongs to Legal using local stdio subprocess. Select Uk Contracts when you need capabilities focused on legal and Us Gov Contracts when you require tools for legal.
Full detail for one Find a Tender Service (high-value UK) notice by its OCID (e.g. "ocds-h6vhtk-06d27d", from find_a_tender_recent results). Returns title, buyer, description, CPV classification, value, deadlines, and documents. Keyless.
Us Gov Contracts Tools (3)
gov_contracts_search
Search AWARDED US state & local government contracts, normalized across jurisdictions (keyless open data). Filter by vendor (winning supplier), keyword (contract title/description), awarding agency, and minimum dollar amount. Covers state and county contract registries — pass a `jurisdiction` key (…
gov_spending_search
Search US STATE government spending / vendor payments — the 'checkbook' data of what an agency actually PAID a vendor (distinct from an awarded contract's value). Keyless. Filter by vendor, awarding agency, spending category keyword, and minimum amount. Pass a `jurisdiction` key (see gov_contracts_…
gov_contracts_jurisdictions
List the US state & local jurisdictions covered by this pack, split into contract-award jurisdictions (gov_contracts_search) and spending/checkbook jurisdictions (gov_spending_search), with each one's key, level (state/county/city), data platform, source dataset URL, and live record count.