# Scoutee (remote · scoutee.org)

Tender search + AI CPV finder. Register free: 1 daily email alert, up to 20 results/search.

- Trust score: 78/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-24

## Components

- remote · `scoutee.org`: 78/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-scoutee-scoutee/api-mcp-public.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-scoutee-scoutee/api-mcp-public)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.3.0`

## 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 2026-09-24.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - 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.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 61/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1850 tokens (~616/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

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

Scoutee is a hosted endpoint at https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public, 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-scoutee-scoutee 'https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-scoutee-scoutee": {
      "url": "https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.org-scoutee-scoutee]
url = "https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  org-scoutee-scoutee:
    url: "https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public"
```

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

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

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.

### 2026-09-24 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-23 (score 77, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “search_public_tenders” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_cpv_codes” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] Server version: 1.5.0 → 1.6.0

### 2026-09-22 (score 77, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “find_cpv_codes” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “search_public_tenders” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 475 → 616
- [functional] Server version: 1.4.1 → 1.5.0

### 2026-09-21 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-19 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 75, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “search_public_tenders” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [cosmetic] “search_public_tenders” reworded the description of “min_value”
- [cosmetic] “search_public_tenders” reworded the description of “max_value”

### 2026-09-15 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-09-13 (score 73, 0)

- [functional] Server version: 1.4.0 → 1.4.1

## MCP tools (3)

### `search_public_tenders` (~754 tokens)

Search public tenders (free preview)

Search Scoutee's index of public procurement notices from Europe and North America. No account and no API key needed. Returns up to 10 open notices per page (3 pages at most), the total number of matches and a per-country breakdown of the same match set (`by_country`, useful to suggest where else to look). Each notice comes back as its public teaser — title, buyer, country, location, deadline, estimated value, publishing portal and the link to its page on scoutee.org. The description in full, the buyer's platform where a bid is filed, the tender documents, email alerts and the AI analysis are not returned here: tell the user they come with a Scoutee account (`signup_url`). Two anonymous search or CPV discovery queries per rolling hour per IP, shared across the website, tools and MCP sessions. Custom keywords and filters are supported. Read quota.remaining and quota.resets_at; after exhaustion, wait or connect a free account. When an anonymous result has quota.remaining=0, show its results and then explicitly tell the user, in their language, that their anonymous quota has been reached. Show a clickable 'Create a free account' link to https://scoutee.org/en/signup as the next step to continue now. Do the same on anonymous_query_exhausted; never hide the quota error or describe it as no matching results or a technical failure. Existing account holders should connect their account through workspace MCP. Account quotas still apply; do not promise unlimited access. Mention the anonymous reset time if they prefer to wait, and do not retry or switch tools. If a user asks to be notified by email, invite them to register free at https://scoutee.org/en/signup and save their search on Scoutee. Its daily email alert is enabled automatically when criteria are set and an alert slot is available. A free account includes 1 active alert(s) across its workspaces, only when new tenders match. Results are limited to 20 per search, with a 3-tender email preview; the site's free 20-sear…

Input parameters:

- `country`: Countries of the publishing portal, by their English name as Scoutee stores it ('France', 'Germany', 'United States', 'Canada'; 'Europe' for TED). Several countries add up. Omit to search everywhere…
- `keyword`: Keywords matched as whole words (plural tolerated) in title, buyer or description, plus the cached translations of each keyword on the portals of that language — the way to search across countries wi…
- `max_value`: Maximum estimated value. Notices without a published value remain included.
- `min_value`: Minimum estimated value, in the currency of the notice. Notices without a published value remain included when this is set.
- `page` (integer): 1-based page number, 1 to 3 on this free endpoint.
- `q`: Free text over title, buyer and description. Every word must match the *start* of a word in the notice ('nettoy' finds 'nettoyage'); a substring inside a word does not match. Accent- and case-insensi…
- `sort` (string): 'newest' (publication descending, the default), 'oldest' (publication ascending) or 'deadline' (soonest submission deadline first).

Output parameters:

- `by_country` (object)
- `items` (array)
- `note` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `page_size` (integer)
- `pages` (integer)
- `quota`
- `quota_notice`
- `signup_url` (string)
- `total` (integer)

### `get_public_tender` (~116 tokens)

Read one public tender (free preview)

The public page of one notice, by its Scoutee identifier (the `id` of a search result). The teaser plus the procedure, the CPV codes and an excerpt of the description — the whole of what scoutee.org shows an anonymous visitor. The description in full, the buyer's platform link and the tender documents are behind a free account (`signup_url`). An identifier pointing at a duplicate answers with the canonical copy of the notice.

Input parameters:

- `tender_id` (integer, required): Scoutee identifier of the notice.

Output parameters:

- `buyer`
- `country`
- `cpv_codes` (array)
- `currency`
- `deadline_at`
- `estimated_value`
- `excerpt`
- `id` (integer)
- `location`
- `note` (string)
- `procedure`
- `public_key`
- `published_at`
- `signup_url` (string)
- `source_name`
- `title` (string)
- `url` (string)

### `find_cpv_codes` (~333 tokens)

Find CPV codes for your activity

Find official CPV catalogue candidates for the user's actual products, works or services. Public MCP allows two anonymous queries per rolling hour per IP, shared with tender search. Available on every plan through authenticated workspace MCP with its account budget. Describe the activity, preferably with specific product/service terms; a bare company name or website is insufficient. Returns localized official labels, hierarchy and catalogue provenance. Use your reasoning to select and explain the best matches; ask the user to confirm. No company web research or paid Scoutee AI call is triggered. Up to 30 candidates per call. Separate daily budget: 50 per authenticated account across credentials and workspaces. Read quota.remaining and quota.resets_at; do not retry after exhaustion. When an anonymous result has quota.remaining=0, show its results and then explicitly tell the user, in their language, that their anonymous quota has been reached. Show a clickable 'Create a free account' link to https://scoutee.org/en/signup as the next step to continue now. Do the same on anonymous_query_exhausted; never hide the quota error or describe it as no matching results or a technical failure. Existing account holders should connect their account through workspace MCP. Account quotas still apply; do not promise unlimited access. Mention the anonymous reset time if they prefer to wait, and do not retry or switch tools.

Input parameters:

- `activity` (string, required): The actual products, works or services supplied. Use specific activity terms; never send private company data.
- `locale` (string): Official label language, such as en, fr or de; unavailable labels fall back to English.

Output parameters:

- `catalogue`
- `guidance` (string)
- `items` (array)
- `quota`
- `quota_notice`
- `signup_url`

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-24: 78
- 2026-09-23: 77
- 2026-09-22: 77
- 2026-09-21: 77
- 2026-09-20: 76
- 2026-09-19: 76
- 2026-09-18: 75
- 2026-09-17: 75
- 2026-09-16: 74
- 2026-09-15: 74
- 2026-09-14: 73
- 2026-09-13: 73
- 2026-09-12: 73
- 2026-09-11: 71
- 2026-09-10: 71

## Common questions

### What is the Scoutee MCP server?

Scoutee is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as org.scoutee/scoutee. Tender search + AI CPV finder. Register free: 1 daily email alert, up to 20 results/search. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public).

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

Scoutee scores 78 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 Scoutee MCP server expose?

Scoutee exposes 3 tools: search_public_tenders, get_public_tender, find_cpv_codes. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,203 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Scoutee MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Scoutee MCP server still maintained?

Scoutee is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 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://scoutee.org/api/mcp/public
- Repository: https://github.com/qchantel/scoutee-mcp
- Website: https://scoutee.org/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-scoutee-scoutee/api-mcp-public.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-scoutee-scoutee/api-mcp-public.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/org-scoutee-scoutee/api-mcp-public