Install mcp-sam-gov for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"cliwant-mcp-sam-gov": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cliwant/mcp-sam-gov@1.17.0"
],
"env": {
"SAM_GOV_API_KEY": "YOUR_SAM_GOV_API_KEY",
"CENSUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY",
"FRED_API_KEY": "YOUR_FRED_API_KEY",
"BEA_API_KEY": "YOUR_BEA_API_KEY",
"BLS_API_KEY": "YOUR_BLS_API_KEY",
"DOL_API_KEY": "YOUR_DOL_API_KEY",
"DATA_GOV_API_KEY": "YOUR_DATA_GOV_API_KEY",
"NVD_API_KEY": "YOUR_NVD_API_KEY",
"OPENFDA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENFDA_API_KEY",
"SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN": "YOUR_SOCRATA_APP_TOKEN",
"COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_COURTLISTENER_API_TOKEN",
"LDA_API_KEY": "YOUR_LDA_API_KEY",
"EDGAR_USER_AGENT": "",
"MCP_SAM_GOV_TOOLSETS": ""
}
}
}
}