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CLEATUS Developers · API, MCP & Data Guides

One API for Government Contracting Data

SAM.gov, 40,000+ state and local sources, USASpending, and FPDS: continuously ingested, normalized, AI-scored, and served through 34 REST endpoints and an MCP server. Mint a key and query in minutes.

Quickstart

curl · https://api.cleat.ai
# 1. Mint a key: CLEATUS → Settings → Integrations → API Keys
# 2. Search opportunities
curl -G https://api.cleat.ai/v1/opportunities/search \
  -H "X-Api-Key: ck_live_…" \
  --data-urlencode "q=healthcare IT" \
  --data-urlencode "naics_codes=541512,541511" \
  --data-urlencode "states=VA,MD"

# 3. Everything else is in the OpenAPI spec
curl -s https://api.cleat.ai/api/openapi.json | jq '.paths | keys'
OpportunitiesRecommendationsPipelinePursuitsTasksSaved SearchesDocumentsWorkflowsMarket IntelligenceProfileCreditsNotificationsTeams

OpenAPI + Swagger

Full OpenAPI 3 spec and interactive docs for all 34 endpoints.

MCP for agents

The same surface over the Model Context Protocol, with per-platform setup guides.

Simple auth

X-Api-Key headers for servers, OAuth 2.1 + PKCE for user-scoped apps. One quota, full audit log.

llms-full.txt

The whole platform in one plain-text file, written for AI agents to read.

Guides to the public data sources

Honest, practical guides to the government's own APIs, because you should know exactly what the raw feeds give you before you decide how much of the pipeline to build yourself.

SAM.gov API: the complete guide

Get an API key, query the Get Opportunities endpoint, survive the rate limits, and know when the raw feed is (and is not) enough.

Read the guide

USASpending API: awards data without keys

Pull federal award history, competitor spend, and agency totals from the free USASpending API, with the request shapes that actually work.

Read the guide

FPDS explained (and how to pull from it)

What the Federal Procurement Data System is, how it relates to SAM.gov and USASpending, and how to read the ATOM feed.

Read the guide
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Developer FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The CLEATUS REST API is live at https://api.cleat.ai with 34 endpoints across opportunity search (federal + state/local/education), AI-ranked recommendations, opportunity detail, pipeline and pursuits, tasks, saved searches, documents, workflows, and market intelligence (agencies, contractors, contracting officers). The OpenAPI 3 spec is at https://api.cleat.ai/api/openapi.json and interactive Swagger docs are at https://api.cleat.ai/api/docs.