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JP Bids MCP MCP Server

by Akihiro Kabe
Data & AnalyticsLow Risk10.0LocalRemote
Free

Search and AI-analyze Japanese government procurement bids via MCP.

About

JP Bids MCP connects LLM-powered clients to Japan's official government procurement portal (官公需情報ポータルサイト, operated by the SME Agency). It provides real-time bid search, AI-driven scoring and ranking, PDF/HTML requirement extraction via Vertex AI Gemini, calendar export, review packet generation, and an interactive MCP Apps UI panel. Designed for procurement officers, sales teams, and bid consultants who need to discover, evaluate, and act on public tender opportunities across all 47 prefectures of Japan. All features are free during beta (until end of June 2026).

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (4 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (12/12 approved); 4 highly-trusted packages.

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Permissions Required

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Comma-separated API keys for Pro tier enforcement when self-hosting. Default: all requests treated as Pro.Optional

Environment variable: JP_BIDS_PRO_API_KEYS

Set to `1` to enable Vertex AI Gemini PDF extraction when self-hosting. Requires `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION`.Optional

Environment variable: JP_BIDS_VERTEX_AI

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

Getting Started

Once installed, try these example prompts and explore these capabilities:

  • 1"Search for IT system bids in Tokyo published this week"
  • 2"Rank these bids by fit for a 50-person IT consulting firm"
  • 3"Extract requirements from the PDF attachment of this bid"
  • 4"Show me upcoming bid deadlines as a calendar"
  • 5"Draft clarification questions for this road construction tender"
  • 6Tool: search_bids — Search bids by keyword, prefecture, category, date range
  • 7Tool: rank_bids — Score and rank bids against your company profile
  • 8Tool: get_bid_detail — Get full details for a specific bid
  • 9Tool: extract_bid_requirements — Extract structured requirements from bid PDFs
  • 10Tool: create_bid_calendar — Generate ICS calendar for bid deadlines
  • 11Tool: draft_bid_questions — Draft clarification questions for a bid

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