---
url: https://docs.tenderapi.eu/mcp-server.md
description: >-
  Connect the TenderAPI MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or your editor and
  search EU tenders by chatting.
---

# MCP Server

TenderAPI runs an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server, so you can search tenders by chatting with Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini instead of calling the REST API yourself.

**Free to use, no API key or account needed for now.**

## Setup

Add this to your `mcp.json` (Cursor, VS Code, and most other MCP-aware editors use this format):

```json
{
  "tenderapi": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "https://api.tenderapi.eu/mcp"
  }
}
```

::: code-group

```bash [Codex CLI]
codex mcp add --transport http tenderapi https://api.tenderapi.eu/mcp
```

```bash [Gemini CLI]
gemini mcp add --transport http tenderapi https://api.tenderapi.eu/mcp
```

```bash [Claude Code]
claude mcp add --transport http tenderapi https://api.tenderapi.eu/mcp
```

:::

For ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.ai or Claude Desktop, add a custom connector with the URL `https://api.tenderapi.eu/mcp`, no authentication needed.

## Tools

* `search_tenders` — search and filter tenders across all portals.
* `get_tender` — one tender with its full abstract.
* `search_organisations` — find buyers or suppliers by name.
* `get_organisation_tenders` — an organisation's purchase or award history.
* `search_cpv_codes` — look up a [CPV code](/getting-started#cpv-codes) by keyword.

## Tips

* **Let it find the code.** Describe what you're after and let the assistant call `search_cpv_codes` instead of guessing.
* **Name countries.** The assistant maps the name to the three letter code it needs.
* **Search in the buyer's language.** Title matching works best that way.
* **Follow the notice link.** It points to the original listing on the portal.

## Next steps

* [Getting Started](/getting-started) for the REST API these tools call.
* [Search Tenders](/search-tenders) for the full list of search filters.