# GrantScout (remote · grantscout.salesup.workers.dev)

Search open and upcoming US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov and get full grant details.

- Trust score: not yet scored
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no

## Components

- remote · `grantscout.salesup.workers.dev`: not yet scored (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/yc-droid-grantscout/grantscout.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/yc-droid-grantscout/grantscout)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

No category breakdown is available for this channel yet.

## Install

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

GrantScout is a hosted endpoint at https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/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 yc-droid-grantscout 'https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yc-droid-grantscout": {
      "url": "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "yc-droid-grantscout": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.yc-droid-grantscout]
url = "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "yc-droid-grantscout": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add yc-droid-grantscout --url 'https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  yc-droid-grantscout:
    url: "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "yc-droid-grantscout": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add yc-droid-grantscout -t streamable-http -u 'https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yc-droid-grantscout": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/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.

We have not recorded any changes for this component yet.

## MCP tools (3)

### `search_grants` (~422 tokens)

Search federal grants

Search open (posted) or upcoming (forecasted) US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov by keyword, applicant eligibility type, funding category and agency. Returns each grant's title, opportunity number, agency, open and close dates, award floor and ceiling, eligible applicant types and Grants.gov link, sorted by soonest close date by default (among the 30 best keyword matches when a keyword is given). Use when the user wants to find federal grants for an organization, project or topic. Covers federal grants listed on Grants.gov only, not state, local, foundation or corporate grants. Eligibility filtering uses Grants.gov's applicant-type codes; always confirm eligibility with get_grant_details or the full announcement.

Input parameters:

- `agency` (string): Agency code from list_grant_filters, e.g. 'HHS', 'USDA', 'NSF', or a sub-agency code like 'HHS-NIH11'. A top-level code includes all its sub-agencies.
- `category` (array): Funding categories to filter by, e.g. ['health'] or ['agriculture','energy'].
- `eligibility` (array): Applicant types to filter by, e.g. ['nonprofit_501c3'] or ['small_business']. Grants matching ANY listed type are returned.
- `include_unrestricted` (boolean): When filtering by eligibility, also include grants marked 'unrestricted' (open to any entity type). Default true.
- `keyword` (string): Topic words to match, e.g. 'rural broadband', 'youth mental health', 'women entrepreneurs'. Leave empty to browse by filters only.
- `limit` (integer): How many grants to return (1-15).
- `sort` (string): 'closing_soon' = soonest deadline first among the best keyword matches (default); 'relevance' = best keyword match first; 'newest' = most recently posted first.
- `status` (string): 'posted' = accepting applications now (default); 'forecasted' = announced as coming but not yet open.

### `get_grant_details` (~182 tokens)

Get grant details

Get the full Grants.gov record for one federal grant opportunity by its numeric opportunity ID (from search_grants), its funding opportunity number, or its Grants.gov URL. Returns the description, eligibility text, eligible applicant types, award floor and ceiling, total funding, expected number of awards, cost-sharing, open and close dates (or forecast dates), agency contact, assistance listing numbers and how to apply. Use when the user asks about a specific grant, whether they qualify, or how to apply. Descriptions are clipped; the full announcement on Grants.gov is authoritative.

Input parameters:

- `opportunity` (string, required): Numeric Grants.gov opportunity ID (e.g. '363998'), funding opportunity number (e.g. 'OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION3-FY2027-1') or a grants.gov/search-results-detail URL

### `list_grant_filters` (~114 tokens)

List grant filters

List the valid values for search_grants filters: applicant eligibility types and funding categories (with Grants.gov codes and how many open or forecasted grants each has right now) and federal agencies with their codes. Pass an agency code to also list its sub-agencies. Use to map a user's description of their organization, topic or preferred agency onto valid filter values before searching.

Input parameters:

- `agency` (string): Optional top-level agency code (e.g. 'HHS', 'USDA') to list its sub-agencies

## Diagnostics

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

## Common questions

### What is the GrantScout MCP server?

GrantScout is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.yc-droid/grantscout. Search open and upcoming US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov and get full grant details. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp).

### What tools does the GrantScout MCP server expose?

GrantScout exposes 3 tools: search_grants, get_grant_details, list_grant_filters. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 718 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the GrantScout MCP server require authentication?

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

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp
- Website: https://grantscout.salesup.workers.dev/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yc-droid-grantscout/grantscout.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yc-droid-grantscout/grantscout.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yc-droid-grantscout/grantscout