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Grant Search

By krimskrams.xyz

Search U.S. federal grants and EU funding topics; monitor changes and download snapshots.

WebsiteSource codeSearch & web data
Connect to Grant Search
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
95 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
5

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Outdated check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 95 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name Federal Grant Search API.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

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

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 95 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 95 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

    0 of 15 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    5 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A 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 2026-08-28T10:15:49.37714Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Grant Search

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 grant-search https://grant-search.krimskrams.xyz/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

grant_changes

Find new or changed U.S. federal grants for a maintained scope. Use scope, as_of, window_days, event_limit, and continuation cursor inputs. Receive JSON with events, changed fields, deadline risks, award-value changes, dataset status, evidence URLs, and next_request.

Discovered
grant_coverage

Read the current Grant Search data coverage and provenance.

Discovered
grant_search

Search current U.S. Grants.gov opportunities by default, or set source=eu to search English EU Funding & Tenders topics with SEDIA status 31094502. Inputs are source, query, agency, statuses, limit, closing_within_days, and minimum_award_ceiling. Receive up to 20 normalized JSON records with title, agency, status, open and close dates, award amounts, eligibility, funding fields, and official_url.

Discovered
grant_snapshot

Download current stored U.S. federal grant records with a slice_id from /v1/snapshots. Receive slice_id, as_of, row_count, source, licence, and all grant rows in that bounded slice as JSON.

Discovered
grant_snapshots

List bounded Grant Search snapshots and their coverage.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected95 ms5

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