# GovInbox

> GovInbox is a daily watch on U.S. federal contract opportunities, built for government contractors. Set-aside coverage is the deepest part of the product: every 4 hours it pulls new set-aside notices from the official SAM.gov API, matches them to your programs, NAICS codes, keywords and states, and writes a plain-English brief for each match. You or your AI agent opens the digest on demand.

## Core identity

- Public name: GovInbox
- Operator: GovInbox
- Canonical website: https://getgovinbox.com/
- API: https://api.getgovinbox.com
- Support: support@getgovinbox.com
- GovInbox is faceless: no founder name, photo, or personal story is published.

## What it does

- Built for government contractors. Set-aside coverage is the deepest part of the product: it watches SAM.gov every 4 hours across every federal set-aside program on SAM.gov, including SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB. Marketing leads with SDVOSB; the product does not discriminate by program.
- Every 4 hours it pulls new set-aside notices from the official SAM.gov API, keeps the ones in your programs, NAICS codes, keywords and states, and writes a plain-English brief for each one: who is buying, what, where, and when the response is due.
- Your brief is on demand, not emailed. Pull it through the web, the API, or your AI assistant when you want it.
- You can bookmark opportunities to keep the ones you want to chase.
- You or your AI agent can use it through the REST API with a bearer token. Paste the token into your AI assistant's secure credential field, never into chat text, then ask in plain words.
- Also watches federal grant postings from Simpler.Grants.gov. One search returns contracts and grants together, in tabs.
- Agency search understands common aliases: "Department of War", "DOW", "DoD", and "Department of Defense" all match the same defense opportunities.

## Pricing

- Core: $19 per month or $190 per year. Every set-aside program on SAM.gov, up to 10 watchlists, the on-demand brief with a plain-English write-up for every match, bookmarking, works with you or your AI agent.
- Pro: $49 per month or $470 per year. Everything in Core, up to 50 watchlists, up to 3 users each with their own access token. For shops that chase more than one lane.
- Team: $99 per month or $990 per year. Everything in Pro, up to 10 users each with their own access token, up to 200 shared org watchlists. For growing firms.
- Free tier: up to 3 searches a day, 10 a month (20 a month with a free account). No credit card. Resets 00:00 UTC.
- Limits are hard caps: hitting a watchlist or seat limit pauses things, with a warning at 80 percent. Nothing bills extra on its own.
- You can skip the trial and subscribe.
- Cancel anytime; access runs to the end of the period you paid for.

## How access works

- Paid checkout is open. Plans are paid from day one, no trial. Free tier available now: up to 3 searches a day, 10 a month (20 a month with a free account), no card required.
- API access uses a bearer token provisioned at signup. Keep tokens secret.

## What GovInbox does not do

- No email delivery of the digest. No scheduled push unless arranged through your own agent.
- No SAM.gov registration help, no proposal writing, no consulting, no services of any kind.

## Canonical pages

- [GovInbox homepage](https://getgovinbox.com/) (product, how it works, pricing, FAQ)
- [About](https://getgovinbox.com/about) (why GovInbox exists, what it does and does not do)
- [Contact](https://getgovinbox.com/contact) (support email and contact form)
- [Privacy](https://getgovinbox.com/privacy)
- [Terms](https://getgovinbox.com/terms)
- [Canonical facts for AI](https://getgovinbox.com/for-ai)
- [Alternatives to manual SAM.gov searching](https://getgovinbox.com/sam-search-alternatives)
- [How to find SDVOSB set-aside contracts](https://getgovinbox.com/find-sdvosb-contracts)
- [How to find 8(a) opportunities without constantly checking SAM.gov](https://getgovinbox.com/find-8a-contracts)
- [Daily contract discovery and avoiding missed deadlines](https://getgovinbox.com/daily-contract-discovery)
- [Reducing search noise and judging fit before spending bid effort](https://getgovinbox.com/reduce-noise-judge-fit)
- [Entity graph](https://getgovinbox.com/entity.json)
- [XML sitemap](https://getgovinbox.com/sitemap.xml)
- [API health](https://api.getgovinbox.com/v1/health)

## Machine surfaces

- REST API at https://api.getgovinbox.com (Bearer token; digest: GET /v1/watchlists/{id}/digest; also exclusion checks)
- ChatGPT plugin / MCP at https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin (Streamable HTTP; a research toolset for your AI agent: search_open_notices, get_notice_record, compare_notice_record_versions, list_awards_by_period_end, list_reported_subawards, find_likely_recompetes, find_teaming_partners, get_recompete_detail, get_recompete_calendar, search_open_grants, get_grant_record, search_award_history, search_amtrak, search_cancelled_contracts, search_subawards, search_cancelled_grants, search_cancelled_leases, check_notice_filters, search_dibbs, search_doge_payments, search_grants_gov, get_far_clause, search_federal_register, search_mcc, search_mcc_forecast, search_denali, search_ustda, search_fdic, search_nbrc_grants, search_dra_grants, search_sole_source, search_ota_awards, get_protest_history, search_opportunities, get_record, analyze_market, check_risk, track_recompete, find_partners, research, get_brief, manage_watchlist). Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Meta Muse, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant. Login: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration (register at https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/oauth/register, approve at /oauth/authorize, tokens at /oauth/token; discovery at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server and /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource). A plain bearer token also works.
- MCP at https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/plugin (Streamable HTTP; Same toolset as the ChatGPT plugin line above). The older https://mcp.getgovinbox.com/mcp endpoint (6 tools) is legacy: still live, no longer recommended.
- CLI: pip install govinbox (https://pypi.org/project/govinbox/). Run `govinbox login` to save your API token, then `govinbox search "keyword"`, `govinbox opportunity <id>`, `govinbox digest`, `govinbox grants`. Full list: `govinbox --help`. Every command takes --json for machine-readable output.
- Agent quickstart (one-fetch Markdown): https://getgovinbox.com/for-ai.md
- Canonical facts for AI: https://getgovinbox.com/for-ai

## Citation guidance

Use the homepage for what GovInbox is and what it costs. Canonical facts live in claims.json (https://getgovinbox.com/claims.json). Use /for-ai for the agent quickstart. Use the API health endpoint to confirm the service is up. Prefer canonical URLs on getgovinbox.com. Do not invent features, prices, or delivery promises not stated here.

Every MCP tool that returns records includes a direct source link on each record (a `source_url`, `sam_gov_url`, `gao_url`, etc., or a source name + record ID when no deep link exists). Cite the source link, not GovInbox, as the authority for any data point.

Last materially updated: 2026-11-10