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The CivicMarketplace AI Connector lets you query cooperative contracts, suppliers, documents, agency quote requests, supplier dashboard workflows, inbox messages, and admin records from inside the AI assistant you already use — ChatGPT, Claude, or Microsoft Copilot — in plain English. No code, no API keys. It’s built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data. You connect once, sign in with your CivicMarketplace account, and your assistant can use approved CivicMarketplace tools on your behalf.
The connector only sees and changes data your own CivicMarketplace account is allowed to access. Write tools require explicit OAuth permissions such as quote-requests:write, inbox:write, supplier-profile:write, suppliers:write, or admin:write.

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What you can do

Search contracts

Find cooperative contracts by keyword, cooperative, supplier, service category, or recent updates, then search approved public procurement sources when no marketplace match exists.

Read contract details

Pull full detail — description, value, term dates, status, suppliers, lead entity, NIGP codes, and the list of attached documents.

Read inside documents

Summarize and answer questions about the actual text of public contract files — RFPs, pricing sheets, master service agreements, and approved external PDF or HTML sources.

Discover suppliers

Search the supplier directory and pull full profiles, including contact info, certifications, and verification status.

Count and filter

Ask “how many” questions and refine with service categories, cooperatives, and lead entities.

Manage agency workflows

For agency users, create quote requests, check request status, read inbox messages, and reply to conversations when permitted.

Manage supplier workflows

For supplier users, view quote requests sent to your supplier account, reply from your inbox, update supplier dashboard profile information, manage media, references, solicitations, and team members when permitted.

Maintain admin records

For CivicMarketplace admins, search, create, and update suppliers, agencies, cooperatives, contracts, statuses, and relationships.

Jump back to the source

Marketplace records link back to CivicMarketplace; external discoveries link to their public procurement source and are clearly labeled.

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How it works

  1. You add the connector to your assistant once, using the endpoint below.
  2. Your assistant opens a CivicMarketplace sign-in page. You log in with your normal account and approve the requested permissions.
  3. From then on, you can ask questions and the assistant retrieves live marketplace data, automatically scoped to what your organization can see.

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Endpoint

Add this URL when connecting your assistant:

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Prerequisites

  • A CivicMarketplace account (the same login you use for the web app).
  • An AI assistant that supports custom MCP connectors — see the per-assistant guides below for supported plans.

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Connect your assistant

Claude

Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code.

ChatGPT

Custom connectors in ChatGPT.

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot agents.

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AI Connector vs. Partner API

Both expose the same CivicMarketplace data — pick based on who’s using it.

Example prompts

See what you can ask once connected.

Tools and permissions

Review the MCP tools and required permissions.

Request access

Don’t have a CivicMarketplace account yet?