Instrumentl

Instrumentl is the all-in-one grant management platform for nonprofits and grant-writing consultants, helping 5,500+ organizations discover, apply for, and manage grants across the full funding lifecycle. Its Discover capability uses AI-powered matching across 35,000+ active grant opportunities; Apply provides AI-assisted proposal drafting trained on an organization's own winning proposals and funder insights; and Manage handles post-award administration, spend-down tracking, compliance monitoring, and deadline management. Instrumentl maintains a grants database and a 450,000+ funder Foundation Directory built from IRS Form 990 filings, and exposes an authenticated remote MCP server (mcp.instrumentl.com) for agent access.

Instrumentl publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Grants, Nonprofit, Fundraising, and Grant Management.

Instrumentl’s developer surface includes authentication, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 16 more developer resources.

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27.5/100 emerging Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers 0 Features
CompanyGrantsNonprofitFundraisingGrant ManagementFoundation DataPhilanthropyMCP

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 27.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
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APIs

Instrumentl MCP Server

Instrumentl's authenticated remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, exposing the grant-management platform to AI agents. Access is gated by OAuth 2.0 (authorization code + P...

MCP Servers

instrumentl-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 WellKnown
WellKnown

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 Security
Security
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: instrumentl
name: Instrumentl
description: Instrumentl is the all-in-one grant management platform for nonprofits and grant-writing consultants, helping
  5,500+ organizations discover, apply for, and manage grants across the full funding lifecycle. Its Discover capability uses
  AI-powered matching across 35,000+ active grant opportunities; Apply provides AI-assisted proposal drafting trained on an
  organization's own winning proposals and funder insights; and Manage handles post-award administration, spend-down tracking,
  compliance monitoring, and deadline management. Instrumentl maintains a grants database and a 450,000+ funder Foundation
  Directory built from IRS Form 990 filings, and exposes an authenticated remote MCP server (mcp.instrumentl.com) for agent
  access.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instrumentl/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://static-assets.instrumentl.com/assets/open-graph-image-7aeb77fce8b2e99a998345583d30006a4f24546304a720cb2a2c7c97372f6212.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Grants
- Nonprofit
- Fundraising
- Grant Management
- Foundation Data
- Philanthropy
- MCP
apis:
- name: Instrumentl MCP Server
  description: Instrumentl's authenticated remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, exposing the grant-management platform
    to AI agents. Access is gated by OAuth 2.0 (authorization code + PKCE, dynamic client registration) with mcp:read / mcp:write
    scopes.
  humanURL: https://www.instrumentl.com/product-overview
  baseURL: https://mcp.instrumentl.com
  properties:
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/instrumentl-mcp.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/instrumentl-mcp.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/instrumentl-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/instrumentl-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/instrumentl-conventions.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/instrumentl-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/instrumentl-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/instrumentl-security.txt
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/instrumentl-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.instrumentl.com
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/instrumentl-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://instrumentl.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/instrumentl-domain-security.yml
- type: Support
  url: https://help.instrumentl.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/instrumentl
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.instrumentl.com/privacy-policy
- type: Website
  url: https://instrumentl.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence