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NSF Awards MCP — National Science Foundation award database (free, no auth)
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NSF Awards MCP — National Science Foundation award database (free, no auth)
Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nsf-awards/mcp
Security Report
This is a well-structured NSF Awards MCP server with no authentication requirements (appropriate for a free public API) and clean code. Input validation is present via URLSearchParams encoding and type-safe field mapping. The server correctly scopes permissions to read-only HTTP access to the NSF public API. Minor quality concerns around error handling breadth and input validation strictness do not materially impact security.
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Permissions Required
This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.
How to Install & Connect
Available as Local & Remote
This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.
Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
@pipeworx/nsf-awards
NSF Award Search MCP — National Science Foundation grant database, no auth.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
Tools
search_awards(keyword?, pi_name?, awardee?, program?, state?, country?, date_start?, date_end?, limit?, offset?)— filter NSF awards.get_award(award_id)— full record with abstract + outcomes report.
Data source
https://api.nsf.gov/services/v1/awards.json — public, no key required, capped at 25 results per request.
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"nsf-awards": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nsf-awards/mcp"
}
}
}
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Nsf Awards data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
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