`idb_search_notices`

Pack: idb · 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/idb_search_notices for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) project procurement notices — live bidding notices, expressions of interest, general/specific procurement notices, and contract-award notifications for IDB-financed projects across 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Filter by country, sector, and keyword; defaults to open notices only (deadline not yet passed) sorted soonest-first. Each result carries the notice id, project, deadline, and a document URL. Keyless, ~37,000 notices, queried live.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`country`	string	no	Country name, e.g. “Peru”, “Ecuador”, “Jamaica”. Partial/case-insensitive match. Omit for all LAC countries.
`sector`	string	no	Sector keyword, e.g. “Energy”, “Health”, “Transport”, “Water”. Partial/case-insensitive match against the English sector name.
`keyword`	string	no	Full-text keyword against the notice title and project name, e.g. “road rehabilitation”, “software licenses”.
`type`	string	no	Notice type filter: “specific” (specific procurement notice), “general” (general procurement notice), “eoi” (expression of interest), “award” (contract award notification), or “rfi” (request for information). Omit for all types.
`open_only`	boolean	no	Restrict to notices whose deadline has not passed (default true). Set false to include closed/expired notices too, or when type is “award” (awards have no future deadline).
`limit`	number,string	no	Max notices to return (1-50). Default 15.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "country": "Peru",
  "open_only": true,
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/idb/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"idb_search_notices","arguments":{"country":"Peru","open_only":true,"limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('idb_search_notices', {
  "country": "Peru",
  "open_only": true,
  "limit": 5
});

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 idb pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

idb_search_notices