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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to HigherGov

Ask your AI about government opportunities and awards through your HigherGov account. It can run your saved searches for contract and grant opportunities, look up federal contract and grant awards, find awardees by UEI or CAGE code and list the opportunities your team is pursuing. Everything is read-only, so the AI looks things up and changes nothing.

Connect HigherGov free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“What new opportunities came in on my saved search this week?”
The AI runs your saved search filtered on the date they were captured, and lists the opportunities, sorted by due date if you ask.
“Show federal contract awards for this competitor's UEI under NAICS 541512.”
It searches contract awards by the awardee's UEI and NAICS code, with agency and award details.
“Look up this contractor by its CAGE code.”
It finds the awardee by CAGE code and returns its details, including UEI and primary NAICS code.

What your AI can do

Opportunities and pursuits

Search contract and grant opportunities from SAM, DIBBS, SBIR, grants and state and local sources, and list the ones your team is pursuing.

Awards and awardees

Search contract and grant awards, IDVs, subcontracts, subgrants and state and local contracts, and look up awardees and their partnerships.

Reference data

Look up agencies, government contacts, grant programs, contract vehicles, opportunity documents and NAICS, PSC and NSN codes.

“What documents are attached to this opportunity?”
It lists the opportunity's documents using the document key from the opportunity record.
“Which opportunities are we pursuing right now?”
It lists your team's pursuits in HigherGov.
“Which grant programs does the Department of Energy run?”
It finds the agency key, then lists the grant programs for that agency.

18 tools for HigherGov

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

list_agenciesList government agencies, or get one by `agency_key`. Use to find agency keys for other searches.
list_awardee_partnershipsList prime and subcontractor partnerships between awardees, by prime or sub awardee key.
list_awardeesLook up contractors and grantees (awardees) by `uei`, `cage_code`, `primary_naics` or parent awardee key.
list_contactsList government contacts (people), optionally filtered by `contact_email`.
list_contract_vehiclesList contract vehicles, or get one by `vehicle_key`.
list_documentsList the documents attached to an opportunity, by `related_key` (the document key from the opportunity).
list_grant_programsList grant programs, by `agency_key` or `cfda_program_number`.
list_idvsList indefinite delivery vehicles (IDV contracts) by `award_id`, awardee, `naics_code`, `psc_code`, agency or vehicle.
list_naics_codesLook up NAICS industry codes, optionally by `naics_code`.
list_nsnsLook up national stock numbers (NSN) by `nsn`, `part_number` or `cage_code`.
list_psc_codesLook up product and service codes (PSC), optionally by `psc_code`.
list_pursuitsList the opportunities your team is pursuing in HigherGov, by saved `search_id`, `unique_key` or `reference_id`.
list_subcontractsList subcontracts by awardee UEI or key, awarding or funding agency or last modified date.
list_subgrantsList subgrants by awardee UEI or key, awarding or funding agency or last modified date.
search_contractsSearch federal contract awards by `award_id`, awardee UEI or key, `naics_code`, `psc_code`, awarding or funding agency, vehicle or saved `search_id`.
search_grantsSearch federal grant awards by `award_id`, awardee UEI or key, `cfda_program_number`, awarding or funding agency or saved `search_id`.
search_opportunitiesSearch government contract and grant opportunities by saved `search_id`, `agency_key`, `posted_date`, `captured_date`, `source_type` (sam, dibbs, sbir, grant, sled) or `opp_key`. Sort with `ordering`, e.g. -due_date.
search_state_local_contractsSearch state and local contracts by saved `search_id`, `start_date`, `end_date` or `captured_date`.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose HigherGov from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your HigherGov API key. Log in to HigherGov as an account admin, click the gear icon in the upper right and choose API, then create an API key.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in HigherGov?

It can search opportunities, contract awards, grant awards, IDVs, state and local contracts, subcontracts and subgrants. It can look up awardees and their partnerships, your team's pursuits, agencies, government contacts, opportunity documents, grant programs, contract vehicles and NAICS, PSC and NSN codes.

Does the AI see my HigherGov credentials?

No. Your HigherGov credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, for example only opportunity searches. All HigherGov tools only read data, so nothing in your account changes. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own HigherGov account.

Can the AI change anything in HigherGov?

No. The HigherGov API is read-only, so every tool looks something up: opportunities, awards, awardees, agencies, contacts, documents or codes. The AI cannot create, edit or delete anything in your account.