Your brief, wherever you already work.
Ask your AI assistant about your contracts in plain English. Or skip the setup and read your brief in the browser.
3 matches this week. Soonest first:
Fire suppression survey, Cleveland VA
Renovate storage rooms, VA St. Louis
Hot water heating system, VA St. Louis
Real SAM.gov notices.
- 1
Get your token
It is in your welcome email. Keep it private.
- 2
Connect your assistant
Paste one address. Takes about two minutes.
- 3
Ask in plain English
"Anything due this week for electricians?" That is the whole skill.
Works with the tools you already use
Every tool here can reach GovInbox: through MCP, the API, or the command line. Your browser needs no setup at all.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Grok
- Grok Bot
- Muse
- Cursor
- Hermes by Nous Research
- OpenClaw
- Your browser
- + many more
Read it in your browser
No accounts to link. Nothing to install. Open your brief and read it like email.
- Open your daily brief.
- When asked, paste the token from your welcome email.
- Read. Bookmark the ones worth chasing.
If a setup below ever fights you, come back here.
Connect your assistant
Pick the one you already use. Setup takes a few minutes.
Claude
A few minutes Free and paid plans
- Open your profile menu, then Customize, then Connectors.
- Choose Add custom connector and paste this address:
https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin
- Sign in with GovInbox when Claude asks.
Free plans get one custom connector. Then ask: "Ask GovInbox for this week's set-aside matches."
ChatGPT
About 15 minutes Plus or higher
Check your plan first. You need a paid plan (Plus or higher). Free plans can't add custom connectors.
- Open Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server. Enter GovInbox as the name and paste this address:
https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin
- Sign in with GovInbox when ChatGPT asks and approve access. If your account still shows the older Apps menus, use Settings › Apps › Create instead.
In a Business workspace, an admin or owner must create the connection. After setup, type @ and select GovInbox in a conversation. Then ask: "What did GovInbox find for my trade this week?"
For developers
Build GovInbox into your own tools.
REST API
HTTPS
Pull watchlists and briefs into your own dashboard or scripts.
curl https://api.getgovinbox.com/v1/watchlists -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
Full reference: getgovinbox.com/for-ai
Command line
pip
Search and brief from your terminal. Needs Python 3.10 or newer.
pip install govinbox
govinbox login
govinbox login saves your token after you paste it once.
Gemini CLI
For developers
Add GovInbox to the mcpServers section of your ~/.gemini/settings.json file:
"govinbox": { "httpUrl": "https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin" }
Sign in with GovInbox when it asks. Full reference: getgovinbox.com/for-ai
Cursor
For developers
Open Cursor Settings, then MCP, and add this address:
https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin
Cursor signs in with GovInbox on its own.
Stuck?
Common ones: no Connectors menu, a token that does not work, ChatGPT asking for Developer mode. Tell us what you see. We answer.
Honest notes
- ChatGPT needs a paid plan (Plus or higher). To read your brief in the browser, use your GovInbox access token.
- Your token is yours alone. If a helper needs access, get them their own login.
- Assistants see only your watchlists and briefs. Nothing else.