Connect Hermes to HigherGov
Set up in minutes
Choose where it runs
On your computer through your own Hermes, or hosted in the cloud. The rest of setup adapts to your choice:
Pick what it can do in HigherGov
A preset of real HigherGov operations. Each one becomes a tool the agent can call, and it can't touch anything outside the list.
Connect HigherGov
One sign-in. The agent acts through your account, scoped to the operations you picked.
Add your personal MCP link
The last step mints a private MCP URL for this agent and walks you through exactly this, with your real link filled in. The page flips to Connected the moment your Hermes first calls in. Hermes connects when it next starts a session.
1. Run this in your terminal
2. Answer no when asked if the server requires authentication — the link itself is the key
<your-link> is your personal server URL — setup mints it for you.
Tools Hermes gets
HigherGov
19 toolsDescription:Federal and State and Local Agencies and hierarchies. Update Frequency: Ad Hoc as new agencies are created or become relevant.
Description: Federal Awardees registered in SAM and DSBS. Update Frequency: Updated Monthly. Update Check Field: registration_last_update_date
Read the published HigherGov mentor_protege_relationships endpoint.
Description: Teaming partnerships between different Awardees. Update Frequency: Updated Weekly with new subaward data.
Description: Federal prime contract awards. Update Frequency: Daily by 2am (for two days prior) Update Check Field: last_modified_date.
Description: Returns paths for downloading the documents associated with the opportunity. The related_key is required and is found in the document_path field in the Opportunity endpoint. Update Frequency: Real time.
Description: Federal prime grant awards. Update Frequency: Daily by 2am (for two days prior) Update Check Field: last_modified_date.
Description:Government Assistance Programs (Grant Programs or CFDAs). Update Frequency: Ad hoc as new programs are released, typically monthly.
Description: Federal prime IDV awards. Update Frequency: Daily by 2am (for two days prior) Update Check Field: last_modified_date.
Description: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Update Frequency: Updated Ad Hoc when codes added or removed by the Census Bureau or the SBA changes size standards
Description: NATO Stock Number Lookup.
Description: Includes federal Contract, DIBBS, Grants, and State and Local Opportunities. Update Frequency: Updated every 30 minutes Update Check Field: captured_date.
Description: Federal and State and Local People. Update Frequency: Updated in real time. Update Check Field: as_of_date.
Description: Product Service Codes (PSC) Codes. Update Frequency: Updated Ad Hoc when codes added or removed
Description: Returns the authenticated client's HigherGov pursuits tied to their account and managed in https://www.highergov.com/pursuit/. This endpoint is for a user's internal pursuit records, not for searching government opportunities. If you want to look up federal contract, grant, or other opportunities or forecasts, use the Opportunity endpoint instead. Update Frequency: Real time.
State and Local Government contract awards.
Description: Federal prime subcontract award data. Update Frequency: Updated weekly. Update Check Field: last_modified_date (note that data is often reported late by prime awardees and we recommend periodically looking back over the prior year to fully sync new records).
Description: Federal prime subgrant award data. Update Frequency: Updated weekly. Update Check Field: last_modified_date (note that data is often reported late by prime awardees and we recommend periodically looking back over the prior year to fully sync new records).
Description: Federal multi-award contract vehicles. Update Frequency: Updated ad hoc as new awards are made.
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