Connect via CLI

Connect GovTribe MCP to your CLI tool of choice.

Option 1: Claude Code

Bash/Zsh:

API_KEY="your_actual_api_key_here"

claude mcp add-json govtribe "$(cat <<EOF
{
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://govtribe.com/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer ${API_KEY}"
  }
}
EOF
)"

Fish Shell:

set -l API_KEY "your_actual_api_key_here"

set -l json (printf '{
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://govtribe.com/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer %s"
  }
}' $API_KEY | string collect)

claude mcp add-json govtribe "$json"

Option 2: Gemini – CLI

This guide assumes you already have npm installed and have created an API key under your GovTribe account.

Step 1: Install Gemini

$ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
$ gemini --version

Step 2: Add GovTribe MCP

Open Gemini's configuration file:

$ ~/.gemini/settings.json

And append GovTribe's MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govtribe": {
      "url": "https://govtribe.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${GOVTRIBE_API_KEY}"
      },
      "timeout": 30000,
      "trust": true
    }
  }