`gov_spending_search`

Pack: us-gov-contracts · 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/gov_spending_search for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search US STATE government spending / vendor payments — the ‘checkbook’ data of what an agency actually PAID a vendor (distinct from an awarded contract’s value). Keyless. Filter by vendor, awarding agency, spending category keyword, and minimum amount. Pass a jurisdiction key (see gov_contracts_jurisdictions) to target one state, or omit it to search all covered states. Returns vendor, agency, amount, category, and fiscal year. Use gov_contracts_search for awarded contracts; use this for actual payments/expenditures.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`jurisdiction`	string	no	State key to target (e.g. “nj”, “vt”, “or”, “md”, “mo”). Omit to search all covered states.
`vendor`	string	no	Vendor/payee name to match (case-insensitive substring).
`keyword`	string	no	Match against the spending category/description (case-insensitive substring).
`agency`	string	no	Paying agency/department to match (case-insensitive substring).
`min_amount`	number,string	no	Only payments of at least this many dollars.
`limit`	number,string	no	Max records per state (default 20, max 100).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "jurisdiction": "nj",
  "vendor": "Acme Corp",
  "min_amount": 100000
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/us-gov-contracts/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gov_spending_search","arguments":{"jurisdiction":"nj","vendor":"Acme Corp","min_amount":100000}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('gov_spending_search', {
  "jurisdiction": "nj",
  "vendor": "Acme Corp",
  "min_amount": 100000
});

More examples

{
  "keyword": "IT services",
  "agency": "health",
  "limit": 30
}

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 us-gov-contracts pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gov_spending_search