# askTender Muse connector From musedirectory.ai, the independent directory of Meta Muse connectors. Not affiliated with Meta. ## askTender Find government tenders and bids in 200 countries, check eligibility, and prepare submissions. - Record: https://musedirectory.ai/connector/asktender - Category: Shopping & Commerce - Developer: askTender (https://asktender.org/connector) - Muse status: Extra setup. Not in Muse's Connectors list yet. Muse can still use it: its page gives you a request to paste into Muse. - Health: Working, 851ms, checked 2026-10-29T10:00:52Z - Endpoint: https://asktender.org/mcp - Auth: No account needed; Pricing: unknown - Screening: Screened, no issues found (2026-10-29T06:26:16Z) - Source: Found in the official MCP Registry (org.asktender/asktender) https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=org.asktender%2Fasktender Searches open government tenders and public procurement contracts worldwide. Shows who can bid, requirements, deadlines and values. Helps companies check eligibility, understand foreign bidder rules, and prepare bid documents with guides and checklists. Example request: "Find open government tenders for IT consulting services in Canada that close within 30 days." How to connect: Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Paste this into Muse: "Use askTender to help me. It is a free service with an MCP server at https://asktender.org/mcp. It does not need an API key. Ask me before you share anything with it." Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer. Tools: - search_tenders: Find open government tenders (calls for bids) by what is being bought and, optionally, the country. Returns up to 10 live tenders from official procurement portals (refreshed daily) with buyer, deadline, value and an askTender link. Use when the user asks to find tenders, calls f - get_tender: The facts of one tender by its askTender id: title, buyer, country, deadline, value, status, and a plain-English brief where available, with its askTender link. - can_company_bid: Whether a company based in one country may bid for public tenders in another country (trade agreements, foreign-bidder rules, registrations needed). Give a tender_id or the tender's country. Use when the user asks whether a company from one country can bid on, or take part in, pu - find_guides: askTender's guides on how public procurement works: registering on portals (SAM.gov, GeM, Find a Tender...), digital signatures, bid security, foreign bidders, consortiums. Returns titles, summaries and links. - compare_plans: askTender's plans (Pro, Intelligence, Business): prices, what each includes, who each is for, and which fits the user's situation. Use when the user asks about pricing, which plan to choose, or what askTender can do for them. - check_my_eligibility: For the user's own company (askTender account): whether it can bid on a tender and qualifies, which requirements it meets, what is missing and how to close each gap. Needs the askTender account connected. Use when the user asks whether their own company qualifies for, or can bid - get_requirements: Every requirement of a tender in the tender's own words (financial, experience, certifications, registrations, bid security, documents), routed to who handles each. Pro plan and above. - get_bid_kit: The submission checklist for a tender against the user's company: documents they already have, drafts askTender prepares for signature, and items to obtain with lead times. Pro plan and above. - my_matching_tenders: Open tenders for the user's company: found by what its askTender profile says the company does (its capabilities), or by a search phrase if given. Use when the user asks which tenders suit or match their company. - save_tender: Save a tender to the user's askTender list (deadline reminders and tracking). - my_saved_tenders: The tenders the user has saved on askTender, with deadlines. - tender_incumbent: For a tender: who holds or last won this buyer's similar contracts, the buyer's closest past contracts (winner, value, date) and a price guide from them, useful when the notice publishes no value. Intelligence plan and above. - watch: Add a public buyer or a supplier (competitor) to the user's watchlist, to follow their tenders and awards. Intelligence plan and above. - my_watchlist: The buyers and competitors the user watches, with their recent activity. Intelligence plan and above. - upcoming_renewals: Contracts in the user's markets that are ending soon (the next tender is coming). Intelligence plan and above. - start_managed_bid: Hand a tender to the askTender Desk, which prepares the bid with the user and coordinates askTender Partners (accountants, professionals) for certificates and filing. Business plan. - my_bids: The user's bids being prepared with askTender and their status. - my_account: The user's askTender plan and what it includes. Screening checks: - MCP handshake: pass (Answered in 1110ms) - Domain against threat feeds (Cloudflare security DNS): pass (asktender.org not flagged) - Published packages against the OSV malicious-package database: n/a (No npm or PyPI package published) - Hidden instructions or invisible characters in tool text: pass (18 tools read, nothing found) - Inputs asking for passwords, card numbers or seed phrases: pass (None found) - Domain and redirects: pass (Domain registered 15 days ago) - AI review of purpose and tool behavior: pass (No concerns)