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BidProwl

By bidprowl.com Verified namespace

US government surplus auctions: search live lots by ZIP radius, sold prices and Flip Scores.

WebsiteSearch & web data
Connect to BidProwl
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
445 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
7

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 445 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name BidProwl.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 7 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 445 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 445 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    11 of 22 parameters have a description (50%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    7 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-09T14:30:15.938958Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using BidProwl

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bidprowl https://bidprowl.com/api/v1/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 7

flip_score

BidProwl's deal score for a live listing, with its condition-adjusted tier.

Discovered
get_api_usage

This API key's plan, monthly call limit, calls used, calls remaining and when the quota resets (first of next month, UTC). Free to call: it does not count against the quota.

Discovered
get_listing

Fetch a single listing by its BidProwl id or slug.

Discovered
get_sold_history

The actual sold lots behind a comps number, newest close first: title, final price (cents), close date, state, source, BidProwl link. Pass one of category, item (tracked item slug) or q (free text, matched like a listing title), plus optional state. Paginate with cursor.

Discovered
search_listings

Search 90,000+ live US government surplus auction listings from 27 official sources. Supports keyword, category, state, ZIP-radius, and price filters.

Discovered
sold_comps

Sold-price stats from 250,000+ closed government auctions, nearly all from the last 12 months. Category+state aggregates, or exact percentile comps for a live listing via listing_id.

Discovered
sold_comps_batch

Up to 25 sold_comps lookups in one call (100 on Pro+), each costing one API call. Each query is a listing id, a tracked item slug ("forklift"), a category ("vehicles"), or text naming a tracked item ("2015 Ford F150"). Item-level and per-listing answers need Pro or Pro+; categories work on every plan. Amounts are in cents.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected445 ms7

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