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Claude’s native MCP support makes it one of the most powerful ways to work with Tendy procurement data. Once you add Tendy as a remote MCP server, you can search tenders, retrieve full documents, and run saved searches without leaving the conversation — and then immediately ask Claude to analyze what it finds, summarize requirements, or compare multiple opportunities side by side.

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Prerequisites

  • A Tendy account on the Basic plan or above
  • Claude Desktop (any plan) for the config-file setup, or Claude.ai with a plan that supports remote MCP servers
Claude Desktop supports remote MCP servers with OAuth authorization out of the box. The first time you use Tendy tools, Claude opens a browser window so you can authorize your account — no token management required.
1

Open the Claude Desktop configuration file

In Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Developer and click Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default editor.
2

Add the Tendy MCP server

Add a tendy entry inside the mcpServers object. If the file is empty, replace its contents with the block below; otherwise merge the tendy key into your existing mcpServers section.
claude_desktop_config.json
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Save the file, then fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop so it picks up the new server configuration.
4

Authorize your Tendy account

Start a new conversation and ask Claude to use a Tendy tool — for example, “Search for active tenders in Minsk.” Claude opens a browser window and redirects you to Tendy’s OAuth authorization page. Log in and click Authorize. You are returned to Claude Desktop automatically, and the tool call completes.
5

Confirm the tools are available

Click the Tools icon (hammer) in the Claude chat toolbar. You should see the Tendy tools listed: search_tenders, get_tender, list_saved_searches, run_saved_search, and list_saved_tenders. The connection is ready.

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Claude.ai (Browser)

If your Claude.ai plan supports remote MCP servers, you can connect Tendy without installing any software.
  1. In Claude.ai, go to Settings → Integrations (or Settings → MCP Servers, depending on your plan).
  2. Click Add remote MCP server and enter:
  3. Follow the OAuth prompt to authorize your Tendy account.
  4. The Tendy tools become available in all new conversations.
Remote MCP support in Claude.ai is rolling out gradually and may not yet be available on all plans. If you do not see the option, use Claude Desktop instead.

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Available Tools

After connecting, Claude can call any of these Tendy tools during your conversation:

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Example Conversation Starters

Try these prompts to explore what you can do with Tendy in Claude:
  • “Search for construction tenders in Gomel published this week.”
  • “Run my saved search ‘IT equipment’ and show me the top 5 results.”
  • “Get the full details of this tender: [paste tender URL or ID].”

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Tips & Notes

Claude excels at document analysis. Fetch a tender with get_tender, then follow up with: “Summarize the technical requirements” or “What are the key eligibility criteria?” — Claude reads the full tender text and gives you a structured breakdown in seconds.
Never paste your Personal Access Token into a chat message. If you need to use a PAT instead of OAuth, configure it only inside claude_desktop_config.json — not in the conversation itself.