# askTender (remote · asktender.org)

Government tenders in about 200 countries: who can bid, what each requires, and the bid kit.

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-22

## Components

- remote · `asktender.org`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://asktender.org/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.7`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-22.

- **Endpoint Security**: 77/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 68/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1547 tokens (~85/item across 18 items; 18 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 84/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 52% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 50/100
  - Injection-marker check failed: the server instructions contains an instruction to conceal the call from the user, the text "do not tell the user", at byte 1516 of that field.
  - We read all 18 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 19 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the askTender MCP server?

askTender is a hosted endpoint at https://asktender.org/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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http org-asktender-asktender 'https://asktender.org/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-asktender-asktender": {
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "org-asktender-asktender": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.org-asktender-asktender]
url = "https://asktender.org/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "org-asktender-asktender": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add org-asktender-asktender --url 'https://asktender.org/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  org-asktender-asktender:
    url: "https://asktender.org/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "org-asktender-asktender": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add org-asktender-asktender -t streamable-http -u 'https://asktender.org/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-asktender-asktender": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://asktender.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-22 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-19 (score 68, +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.

### 2026-10-17 (score 67, +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.

### 2026-10-15 (score 66, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-14 (score 65)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (18)

### `search_tenders` (~178 tokens)

Search open tenders

Find open government tenders (calls for bids) by what is being bought and, optionally, the country. Returns up to 10 live tenders from official procurement portals (refreshed daily) with buyer, deadline, value and an askTender link. Use when the user asks to find tenders, calls for bids or public contracts to bid on.

Input parameters:

- `closing_within_days` (integer): Only tenders whose deadline is within this many days.
- `country` (string): Country whose tenders to search: a name or ISO code, e.g. 'United Kingdom', 'IN', 'Germany'. Leave empty for all countries.
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): What the company sells or the work wanted, e.g. 'school cleaning services', 'LED street lights', 'cloud migration'.

### `get_tender` (~69 tokens)

Get one tender

The facts of one tender by its askTender id: title, buyer, country, deadline, value, status, and a plain-English brief where available, with its askTender link.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required): The askTender tender id (from search_tenders or an askTender link).

### `can_company_bid` (~140 tokens)

Can a company from this country bid there?

Whether a company based in one country may bid for public tenders in another country (trade agreements, foreign-bidder rules, registrations needed). Give a tender_id or the tender's country. Use when the user asks whether a company from one country can bid on, or take part in, public tenders in another country.

Input parameters:

- `company_country` (string, required): Where the bidding company is based: name or ISO code.
- `tender_country` (string): Country of the tenders: name or ISO code (not needed if tender_id is given).
- `tender_id` (integer): Optional askTender tender id; its country and scope are used.

### `find_guides` (~96 tokens)

Find bidding guides

askTender's guides on how public procurement works: registering on portals (SAM.gov, GeM, Find a Tender...), digital signatures, bid security, foreign bidders, consortiums. Returns titles, summaries and links.

Input parameters:

- `country` (string): Optional country to focus on: name or ISO code.
- `query` (string, required): The question or topic, e.g. 'register on SAM.gov', 'foreign companies bidding in India'.

### `compare_plans` (~104 tokens)

askTender plans and which fits

askTender's plans (Pro, Intelligence, Business): prices, what each includes, who each is for, and which fits the user's situation. Use when the user asks about pricing, which plan to choose, or what askTender can do for them.

Input parameters:

- `situation` (string): Optional: the user's situation in their words, e.g. 'small IT firm, first tender, no time to do paperwork' or 'we bid often and want to know who wins'.

### `check_my_eligibility` (~89 tokens)

Check my company against a tender

For the user's own company (askTender account): whether it can bid on a tender and qualifies, which requirements it meets, what is missing and how to close each gap. Needs the askTender account connected. Use when the user asks whether their own company qualifies for, or can bid on, a specific askTender tender.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required): The askTender tender id.

### `get_requirements` (~53 tokens)

Full requirements of a tender

Every requirement of a tender in the tender's own words (financial, experience, certifications, registrations, bid security, documents), routed to who handles each. Pro plan and above.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required)

### `get_bid_kit` (~54 tokens)

Bid kit: what to submit

The submission checklist for a tender against the user's company: documents they already have, drafts askTender prepares for signature, and items to obtain with lead times. Pro plan and above.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required)

### `my_matching_tenders` (~69 tokens)

Tenders for my company

Open tenders for the user's company: found by what its askTender profile says the company does (its capabilities), or by a search phrase if given. Use when the user asks which tenders suit or match their company.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string)

### `save_tender` (~32 tokens)

Save a tender

Save a tender to the user's askTender list (deadline reminders and tracking).

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required)

### `my_saved_tenders` (~24 tokens)

My saved tenders

The tenders the user has saved on askTender, with deadlines.

### `tender_incumbent` (~66 tokens)

Who won this before

For a tender: who holds or last won this buyer's similar contracts, the buyer's closest past contracts (winner, value, date) and a price guide from them, useful when the notice publishes no value. Intelligence plan and above.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required)

### `watch` (~73 tokens)

Watch a buyer or competitor

Add a public buyer or a supplier (competitor) to the user's watchlist, to follow their tenders and awards. Intelligence plan and above.

Input parameters:

- `country` (string)
- `kind` (string, required)
- `name` (string)
- `tender_id` (integer): Optional: watch this tender's buyer.

### `my_watchlist` (~27 tokens)

My watchlist

The buyers and competitors the user watches, with their recent activity. Intelligence plan and above.

### `upcoming_renewals` (~31 tokens)

Contracts coming up for renewal

Contracts in the user's markets that are ending soon (the next tender is coming). Intelligence plan and above.

### `start_managed_bid` (~53 tokens)

Have askTender run this bid

Hand a tender to the askTender Desk, which prepares the bid with the user and coordinates askTender Partners (accountants, professionals) for certificates and filing. Business plan.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required)

### `my_bids` (~21 tokens)

My bids

The user's bids being prepared with askTender and their status.

### `my_account` (~18 tokens)

My askTender plan

The user's askTender plan and what it includes.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-22: 69
- 2026-10-21: 68
- 2026-10-20: 68
- 2026-10-19: 68
- 2026-10-18: 67
- 2026-10-17: 67
- 2026-10-16: 66
- 2026-10-15: 66
- 2026-10-14: 65

## Common questions

### What is the askTender MCP server?

askTender is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as org.asktender/asktender. Government tenders in about 200 countries: who can bid, what each requires, and the bid kit. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://asktender.org/mcp).

### Is the askTender MCP server safe to use?

askTender scores 69 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 askTender MCP server expose?

askTender exposes 18 tools: search_tenders, get_tender, can_company_bid, find_guides, compare_plans, and 13 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,197 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the askTender MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to askTender without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the askTender MCP server still maintained?

askTender is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://asktender.org/mcp
- Website: https://asktender.org/connector
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-asktender-asktender/asktender