# surety-bonds

Connects your assistant to a US surety bond encyclopedia: keyword search, full bond entries, state and jurisdiction lists.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: AmericasSuretyBonds
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/AmericasSuretyBonds/americassuretybonds-mcp
- Updated: 2026-08-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/surety-bonds

## What it does

The server speaks Streamable HTTP at `https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp`. No API key, no account, read-only access.

Four tools are exposed. `search_bonds` takes a keyword and an optional state filter, returning the bond name, state, jurisdiction and a link to its page. `get_bond` pulls the whole entry for one bond: summary, detailed description, application steps, eligibility rules, FAQs, the government agency that requires it and the instant-price application link. `list_states` shows each state with its bond count, while `list_jurisdictions` breaks one state down by jurisdiction.

The catalog comes from the AmericasSuretyBonds.com encyclopedia and holds more than 6,900 records. Per-IP rate limits apply, so bulk scraping will hit a wall. The license is proprietary, though assistants and their users can query it for free.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http surety-bonds https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add surety-bonds --url https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "surety-bonds": {
            "url": "https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "surety-bonds": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http surety-bonds https://americassuretybonds.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- find which bond a license requires in a given state
- read eligibility rules and application steps for one bond
- compare bond requirements across jurisdictions
- get the link to the agency that mandates the bond
- check how many bonds a state has before narrowing down

## Example prompts
- Find the notary bond requirements in Florida and give me the application link
- List the jurisdictions in California with their bond counts

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