BidProwl
REMOTE · BIDPROWL.COM
US government surplus auctions: search live lots by ZIP radius, sold prices and Flip Scores.
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Last scanned (5 hours ago)
Scores higher than 57% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 18 Oct 2026.
Category E-commerce
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability64
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 706 tokens (~100/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage82
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 45% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 17 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 15 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 13 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 12 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.07 ▲ functional
- 10 Oct 26 63
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 18 Oct 2026 · Probed https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=bidprowl.com | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 3 Oct 2026 | 1 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 53d842728854a53ca8d367005366d4923bb |
| SANs: *.bidprowl.com, bidprowl.com | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of bidprowl.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| bidprowl.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
| permissions-policy | camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=() |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
flip_score Flip Score for a listing ~34
BidProwl's deal score for a live listing, with its condition-adjusted tier.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_api_usage API quota and usage ~49
This API key's plan, monthly call limit, calls used, calls remaining and when the quota resets (first of next month, UTC). Free to call: it does not count against the quota.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_listing Get one auction listing ~29
Fetch a single listing by its BidProwl id or slug.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_sold_history Individual sold lots ~151
The actual sold lots behind a comps number, newest close first: title, final price (cents), close date, state, source, BidProwl link. Pass one of category, item (tracked item slug) or q (free text, matched like a listing title), plus optional state. Paginate with cursor.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | next_cursor from the previous call |
| item | string | – | Pro: tracked item slug, e.g. forklift |
| limit | integer | – | Default 25 |
| q | string | – | Pro: free text, e.g. 2015 ford f150 |
| state | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_listings Search live government auctions ~138
Search 90,000+ live US government surplus auction listings from 26 official sources. Supports keyword, category, state, ZIP-radius, and price filters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | Results per page, default 25 |
| page | integer | – | – |
| price_max_usd | number | – | – |
| query | string | – | Keyword search, e.g. 'forklift' |
| radius_miles | integer | – | – |
| sort | string | – | – |
| state | string | – | 2-letter US state code |
| zip | string | – | Center a radius search on this ZIP |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
sold_comps Sold-price comparables ~78
Sold-price stats from 250,000+ closed government auctions, nearly all from the last 12 months. Category+state aggregates, or exact percentile comps for a live listing via listing_id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| listing_id | string | – | Pro: exact comps for this live listing |
| state | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
sold_comps_batch Sold-price comparables, many at once ~116
Up to 25 sold_comps lookups in one call (100 on Pro+), each costing one API call. Each query is a listing id, a tracked item slug ("forklift"), a category ("vehicles"), or text naming a tracked item ("2015 Ford F150"). Item-level and per-listing answers need Pro or Pro+; categories work on every plan. Amounts are in cents.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| queries | array | yes | – |
| state | string | – | Default 2-letter state for item and category queries |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the BidProwl MCP server?
BidProwl is a hosted endpoint at https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · bidprowl.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-bidprowl-bidprowl 'https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp'
What is the BidProwl MCP server?
BidProwl is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.bidprowl/bidprowl. US government surplus auctions: search live lots by ZIP radius, sold prices and Flip Scores. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp).
Is the BidProwl MCP server safe to use?
BidProwl scores 67 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the BidProwl MCP server expose?
BidProwl exposes 7 tools: search_listings, get_listing, sold_comps, flip_score, get_api_usage, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 595 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the BidProwl MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to BidProwl without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the BidProwl MCP server still maintained?
BidProwl is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 18 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.