# Let your AI agent search government tenders

*Source: [https://www.selltostate.com/features/ai-agent-tender-search/](https://www.selltostate.com/features/ai-agent-tender-search/)*

Sell to State has a remote MCP server. Connect it once, and your AI agent can search tenders and awards, read buyer and supplier profiles, and save searches in your account.

## Prompt for your AI agent

```
1. Sign me in yourself. Try this first: you need me only for one approval click.
- If you can send HTTP requests: POST https://app.selltostate.com/api/v1/agent/signup with JSON {"client_name": "<your app name>"}. Show me verification_uri_complete from the reply as a link. I open it, sign up free with Google or email, and approve the code. Every "interval" seconds, POST token_endpoint with {"device_code": "<device_code>"} until the reply has access_token. Send access_token in the x-api-key header to the MCP server https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp.
- If you cannot send HTTP requests: tell me to add the MCP server https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp in this app. Its sign-in page also creates the free account. Claude: Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector. ChatGPT: chatgpt.com/plugins > + > Add custom MCP server, choose OAuth. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http selltostate https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp, then /mcp > Authenticate.
2. The tools are free to connect. A free account gets plan_search 3 times a day and search for 2 different searches a day: titles, buyers, status and dates. Amounts, winners and notice links need a plan. Call whoami to see my plan. Read the skill at https://www.selltostate.com/skills/selltostate-ai-agent-tender-search/SKILL.md.
3. Find open tenders for <what my company sells> in <countries>, show who won similar contracts in the last 12 months, and save the search so I can turn on its email alert.
```

Skill for your AI agent: https://www.selltostate.com/skills/selltostate-ai-agent-tender-search/SKILL.md. All Sell to State skills: https://github.com/getbeton/selltostate-skills.

## What the agent can do

Search tenders and awards with filters, open a tender, a buyer or a supplier, export rows, create and edit lists, and save searches. The tools follow the same rules as the app and the API.

## Connect in a minute

Add the server URL https://app.selltostate.com/api/mcp to your client. The client opens a browser window: you sign in with Google or email and allow access. If you have no plan, you pick one and pay, then the agent continues.

## Skills for repeat tasks

The Sell to State agent skills tell the agent which tool to use for a task: find open tenders, research a buyer, list a competitor's wins, set an alert. Install them with one command.

## How it works

1. Add the MCP server: In Claude, ChatGPT or your IDE.
2. Sign in: Google or email, then allow.
3. Pick a plan: If you have none yet.
4. Ask in plain words: The agent calls the tools.

## Who uses it

- Founders and sales people who work in Claude or ChatGPT all day
- Developers who build procurement agents
- Teams that want a weekly tender brief written by their agent

## Questions

### Which clients work?

Claude (web, desktop and Claude Code), ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex and any client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth.

### Can the agent sign me up?

Yes. The agent can start the agent signup through the API. You approve the code in the browser and pay. Then the agent gets an API key. See the pricing page for the prompt.

### Does the agent see my private data?

Only your own lists and saved searches, after you allow access. You can remove the access at any time in your account.

Pricing: https://www.selltostate.com/pricing/