Highergov MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Highergov MCP or direct API to search government contracts, analyze grants data, monitor new opportunities, and track competitor awards through natural language.

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Highergov is a market intelligence platform for U.S. government contracts and grants. Get comprehensive public sector data to inform business development and research.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Highergov action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get Agencies

Retrieves government agency information from the HigherGov database with pagination support.

Get Contracts

Retrieve federal government contract data from HigherGov.

Get Contract Vehicles

Retrieve federal multi-award contract vehicles from HigherGov.

Get Documents

Retrieve document metadata and download URLs for files associated with government opportunities, contracts, and grants from HigherGov.

Get Grant History

Tool to fetch historical data on grants from the HigherGov API.

Get Grant Opportunities

Retrieve government grant and contract opportunities from HigherGov.

Get Grant Programs

Tool to retrieve information on grant programs.

Get NAICS Codes

Retrieve NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes with detailed descriptions.

Get Opportunity History

Retrieve historical opportunity data from HigherGov with pagination support.

Get People

Retrieves contact information for federal and state/local government personnel from HigherGov.

Get Product and Service Codes

Tool to retrieve information on Product and Service Codes.

Get Pursuits

Tool to retrieve user-specific pursuits.

Get SBIR Opportunities

Retrieve SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) opportunities from HigherGov.

Get SLED Contract Opportunities

Tool to retrieve state and local (SLED) contract opportunities.

Get Subcontract Awards

Retrieves federal subcontract award data from HigherGov.

Get Subgrant Awards

Retrieves federal subgrant award data from HigherGov.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Highergov MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["highergov"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Highergov and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "List all new federal contracts awarded this week",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Highergov request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Highergov API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["highergov"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Highergov
3

Run Highergov tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "List all new federal contracts awarded this week" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Highergov tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Highergov Integration

  • Supports both Highergov MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Highergov data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Highergov access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Highergov
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Highergov resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Highergov requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Highergov connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Highergov account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Highergov actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Highergov at any time.

When you connect a Highergov account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Highergov as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Highergov. If Highergov lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Highergov at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Highergov connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Highergov rejects the old key. Create a new key in Highergov and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Highergov. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Highergov use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Highergov plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Highergov accounts).

With Composio, you connect Highergov once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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