Sbir

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SBIR MCP — wraps the SBIR.gov public API (free, no auth)

5 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

sbir_search_awards

Search SBIR/STTR awards by keyword, agency, year, company, or state. Returns awards with company name, award amount, agency, topic, abstract, year, and phase.

No parameters required.

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sbir_get_award

Get details for a single SBIR/STTR award by its award ID. Returns full award information including company, amount, agency, abstract, and phase.

No parameters required.

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sbir_search_solicitations

Search SBIR/STTR solicitations (funding opportunities). Returns topics with description, agency, and open/close dates.

No parameters required.

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sbir_company_awards

Get all SBIR/STTR awards for a specific company. Returns the full list of awards with amounts, agencies, topics, and phases.

No parameters required.

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sbir_agency_stats

Get SBIR/STTR award counts by agency. If an agency is specified, returns the count for that agency. Otherwise returns counts for all major agencies (DOD, HHS, NASA, NSF, DOE, USDA).

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sbir/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sbir/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"sbir_search_awards","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("sbir_search_awards", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("sbir mcp — wraps the sbir");

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