simap MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for interacting with simap.ch, Switzerland's public procurement platform.

Enables Claude and other AI assistants to search and view public tenders in Switzerland.

Developed by Digilac.

Features

Tool	Description
search_tenders	Search tenders with filters (text, dates, types, cantons, CPV)
get_tender_details	Get full details of a specific tender
search_cpv_codes	Search CPV codes (Common Procurement Vocabulary)
browse_cpv_tree	Navigate CPV code hierarchy
list_cantons	List all Swiss cantons
list_institutions	List Swiss public institutions
get_publication_history	Get publication history for a project
search_proc_offices	Search public procurement offices
search_bkp_codes	Search BKP codes (construction)
browse_bkp_tree	Navigate BKP code hierarchy
search_npk_codes	Search NPK codes (standardized positions)
browse_npk_tree	Navigate NPK code hierarchy
search_oag_codes	Search OAG codes (object types)
browse_oag_tree	Navigate OAG code hierarchy

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 22 (LTS or newer).
• An MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed, …).
• No simap account or API key required — the simap API is public and read-only.

Installation & Configuration

The recommended way is npx — no global install needed. Pick your client below and copy the snippet.

Claude Desktop

Edit the Claude Desktop configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop for the change to take effect.

Other clients

<details> <summary><b>Claude Code (CLI)</b></summary>

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary><b>Cursor</b></summary>

Global config at ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or project-level .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Fully quit and reopen Cursor — MCP servers are only loaded at startup.

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<details> <summary><b>VS Code (GitHub Copilot)</b></summary>

Workspace config at .vscode/mcp.json (or open the user-level file via the MCP: Open User Configuration command):

{
  "servers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code uses servers as the top-level key (not mcpServers).

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<details> <summary><b>Windsurf</b></summary>

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary><b>Cline (VS Code extension)</b></summary>

Open Cline's MCP Servers panel → Configure tab, then paste:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"],
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

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<details> <summary><b>Zed</b></summary>

Edit the user settings.json (~/.config/zed/settings.json on macOS/Linux, %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json on Windows) or a project-level .zed/settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@digilac/simap-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Zed uses context_servers as the top-level key.

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<details> <summary><b>Alternative: Global install</b></summary>

npm install -g @digilac/simap-mcp

Then configure your client with the direct command:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "simap-mcp"
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary><b>Alternative: From source</b></summary>

git clone https://github.com/Digilac/simap-mcp.git
cd simap-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Then configure your client with the absolute path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simap": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/simap-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

</details>

Usage

Once configured, just ask your AI assistant in natural language. Mention "in simap" to make sure the assistant routes the request through the MCP server:

• "Show me new tenders published today in simap"
• "Find construction tenders in canton Vaud in simap"
• "Give me the details of this tender in simap" (after a search)
• "Search CPV codes for IT services in simap"

Listed on

• Official MCP Registry
• Awesome MCP Servers
• LobeHub
• MCP.so
• MCP Market
• MCP Marketplace

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and commands, and ARCHITECTURE.md for architecture, internal patterns, and the full tool parameter reference.

simap API

This server uses the public API from simap.ch.

License

MIT