auctions_search
Pack: gov-auctions · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gov-auctions/mcp
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
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":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gov-auctions": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gov-auctions/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.