US Federal Awards (USAspending) vs Form4API — SEC Insider Trading
US Federal Awards (USAspending) is an MCP server published by pcp183. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Form4API — SEC Insider Trading is an MCP server published by theodor90. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Form4API — SEC Insider Trading | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.17.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 159 Downloads/week (npm): 265 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.17.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 159 Downloads/week (npm): 265 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | US Federal Awards (USAspending) | Form4API — SEC Insider Trading |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-17 (better) | 2026-10-15 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (usaspending-awards-production.up.railway.app/mcp) | On your machine (form4api-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/pcp183/usaspending-awards | github.com/theodor90/form4api-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 404 (26 h ago) | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
US Federal Awards (USAspending)
See who wins US federal contracts and grants (USAspending.gov). $0.02/call via x402.
Form4API — SEC Insider Trading
Real-time SEC Form 4, Form 144, 13F-HR & congressional STOCK Act insider data. 39 tools + 6 prompts.
How to run each
US Federal Awards (USAspending) As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http usaspending-awards https://usaspending-awards-production.up.railway.app/mcpForm4API — SEC Insider Trading As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "FORM4API_KEY=<YOUR_FORM4API_KEY>" --transport stdio form4api-mcp -- npx -y form4api-mcpRequires: FORM4API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only US Federal Awards (USAspending) has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of US Federal Awards (USAspending) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: US Federal Awards (USAspending) · What it can do: Form4API — SEC Insider Trading · Compare two other plugins
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