InstaBids

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http instabids https://instabids.ai/api/agent/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://instabids.ai/api/agent/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instabids": {
      "url": "https://instabids.ai/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

6 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• how_instabids_worksInstaBids is an AI-run marketplace for homeowners and property managers: describe a home job once, by chat or through your own AI assistant, and add photos; contractors bid in writing on the same scope; you choose who ge
• bid_checklistGet six items to compare in a home-project bid and optional trade-specific preparation.
• check_service_areaCheck whether InstaBids can take a job at a US ZIP code. Homeowners anywhere in the US can post a job; once you send it, InstaBids finds contractors to bid on it. Get the answer for a five-digit ZIP, and list towns with
• permit_factsRead sourced local permit facts, with the date each rule was checked; unpublished rules get guidance. Published permit pages exist so far for Boca Raton, Coconut Creek, Parkland and Pompano Beach (AC and pool repair): th
• start_jobUse this when a homeowner wants contractor bids on a home repair or improvement job in the US. Creates a private draft from their description and five-digit ZIP and returns a one-hour link for the homeowner to open. Noth
• job_statusUse this after start_job returned a statusHandle, to see whether the homeowner has sent the job and how many bids have arrived. Returns only the stage (draft, sent, collecting_bids, picked, closed or expired), the bid co

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