USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis

Empowering seamless access to USAspending.gov APIs with MCP Server – streamline federal spending data retrieval, analysis, and compliance for smarter decision-making.

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About USAspending-MCP

What is USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis?

USAspending-MCP is a purpose-built Modular Computing Platform (MCP) engineered to empower AI-driven systems with streamlined access to U.S. federal spending data via the official USAspending.gov API. This platform acts as an intermediary layer, abstracting complex API interactions while enforcing compliance standards, enabling users to retrieve, analyze, and visualize spending patterns with minimal technical overhead.

How to use USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis?

Integration follows a three-step workflow: configure the Goose backend with provided parameters, select desired tools from the pre-built endpoints, and execute analysis workflows using generated award IDs or agency identifiers. Users can chain operations like querying agency-specific awards (via GetSpendingAwardsByAgencyId), then drill down into award details using the returned identifiers.

USAspending-MCP Features

Key Features of USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis?

Agency-centric filtering: Direct access to agency hierarchies via GetAgencies endpoint for accurate query targeting


    Compliance-first architecture: Built-in validation ensures queries adhere to API rate limits and data usage policies
    Keyword intelligence: SearchByKeywords supports natural language processing for exploratory searches

    Modular scalability: Easily extendable with custom preprocessing pipelines for budgetary trend analysis



  Use cases of USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis?
  Government auditors use GetAwardInfoByAwardId to validate contract compliance, while researchers leverage SearchByKeywords

`USAspending-MCP FAQ`

`FAQ from USAspending-MCP: Seamless Access & Compliance-Driven Analysis?`


  
    Do I need an API key?
    No explicit keys are required as the platform handles authentication internally through configured endpoints

    What models are supported?
    Optimized for large language models like GPT-4o-Mini (via Goose provider setup), but compatible with any API-compatible reasoning engine

    How are data permissions managed?
    All queries automatically comply with public data access policies, with audit logs retained for platform-level governance

    Can I export raw datasets?
    Structured CSV/JSON outputs are generated for all searches, with pagination support for large result sets

`Content`

`usaspending-mcp`


usaspending-mcp is an MCP (Modular Computing Platform) 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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