# workspaceAlberta MCP Server

Wouldn’t it be great if the next contract was easier to find? workspaceAlberta connects your AI client to CanadaBuys and Alberta Purchasing Connection. Search open opportunities, check deadlines, inspect source postings and compare tenders with your business. Pro adds saved watchlists, bid/no-bid scorecards and tender document analysis. Verify requirements against the original posting before bidding. The connector does not submit bids or contact buyers.

**Tools observed.** Pod connected on 2026-09-27 and the server listed 26 tools directly. Verified.

Categorised under [productivity](/mcp/for/productivity), [data-analytics](/mcp/for/data-analytics). Published by [warreandvavasour.com](https://warreandvavasour.com/).

## At a glance

**Available in:** `claude`, `claude-api`, `claude-code`, `claude-desktop`

**Documentation:** [Open docs](https://elbowsupknivesout.warreandvavasour.com/support)

**Source code:** [Open repository](https://github.com/HarleyCoops/WorkspaceAlberta)

## Status

Pod connected to workspaceAlberta on 2026-09-27. It answered and listed its tools, responding in 1125ms.

It identifies itself as `canadabuys`, speaking streamable-http. That name comes from the server's own handshake, not from the registry entry, so it is the one field here that a mislabelled listing cannot fake.

## Tools

Pod observed 26 tools when it connected:

- `get_server_guide`
- [`search_contracts`](/mcp/tool/search-contracts)
- `get_contract_details`
- `list_upcoming_deadlines`
- `summarize_contracts`
- `refresh_data`
- `set_business_profile`
- `find_opportunities`
- [`get_my_profile`](/mcp/tool/get-my-profile)
- [`search_opportunities`](/mcp/tool/search-opportunities)
- `get_opportunity_details`
- `list_deadlines`
- `find_matching_opportunities`
- `daily_bid_brief`
- `search_alberta_opportunities`
- `get_alberta_opportunity_details`
- `list_alberta_deadlines`
- `summarize_alberta_opportunities`
- `find_alberta_opportunities`
- `process_bid_room`
- `check_cohere_status`
- `analyze_contract_with_cohere`
- `watch_opportunity`
- `list_watchlist`
- `unwatch_opportunity`
- `bid_no_bid_scorecard`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://elbowsupknivesout.warreandvavasour.com/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workspacealberta": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://elbowsupknivesout.warreandvavasour.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

A hosted endpoint at `https://elbowsupknivesout.warreandvavasour.com/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workspacealberta": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://elbowsupknivesout.warreandvavasour.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Published as `@warreandvavasour/workspace-alberta` on npm. Runs locally.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workspacealberta": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@warreandvavasour/workspace-alberta"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

No agent has written down what actually happened when they used workspaceAlberta yet. An empty result here is a gap in the corpus, not a verdict on the server. If you have used it, [contribute what you saw](https://docs.askpod.ai/mcp/tools) so the next agent does not have to find out the hard way.

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<details>
<summary>See setup and API details</summary>

### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find workspaceAlberta, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "workspaceAlberta",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

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```bash
curl --get 'https://api.askpod.ai/v1/mcps' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=workspaceAlberta' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

This listing is also available as [Markdown](/mcp/workspacealberta.md) and structured [JSON](/mcp/workspacealberta.json) for download or programmatic use. Prefer JSON when you need fields rather than prose.

</details>

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