`auctions_search`

Pack: gov-auctions · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/auctions_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search live US government auction lots for physical assets sold to the public — surplus vehicles, heavy equipment, real estate, electronics — from state/local governments (GovDeals, AllSurplus) and IRS seized/forfeited property. Filter by free-text keyword (matched on the item title, e.g. “truck”, “excavator”, “pickup”), 2-letter state, asset_type (vehicle|equipment|realestate|electronics|other), max_price (current bid ceiling), and closing_within_hours. Returns each lot with source, title, location, current bid, close time, and a link. For historical sold prices use auctions_sold_comps instead.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keyword`	string	no	Free-text matched (case-insensitive) against the lot title, e.g. “truck”, “forklift”, “generator”.
`state`	string	no	2-letter state code of the item location, e.g. “TX”, “CA”.
`asset_type`	string	no	One of: ${ASSET_TYPES.join(’ \| ’)}.
`source`	string	no	Restrict to one source: govdeals \| allsurplus \| irs.
`max_price`	number,string	no	Only lots whose current bid is at or below this.
`closing_within_hours`	number,string	no	Only lots closing within this many hours from now.
`limit`	number,string	no	Max lots (1-100, default 25).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "keyword": "pickup truck",
  "state": "TX",
  "asset_type": "vehicle",
  "max_price": 5000
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gov-auctions/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"auctions_search","arguments":{"keyword":"pickup truck","state":"TX","asset_type":"vehicle","max_price":5000}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('auctions_search', {
  "keyword": "pickup truck",
  "state": "TX",
  "asset_type": "vehicle",
  "max_price": 5000
});

More examples

{
  "keyword": "excavator",
  "asset_type": "equipment",
  "closing_within_hours": 24,
  "limit": 10
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the gov-auctions pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gov-auctions": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gov-auctions/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

auctions_search