# Bid Clarification Q&A MCP

> Bid Clarification Q&A MCP is a paid API for AI agents from api.m2mcent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.35/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-24).

Processes bid clarification questions and answers for procurement or tendering workflows via a monetized MCP node.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.m2mcent.com/bid-clarification-q-and-a-mcp/api/process?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.35/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-24
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/bid-clarification-q-a-mcp-ebdbe9ee
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_vn6YPZJ37zKXMH4rM71Rt

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability bid-clarification-q-a-mcp-ebdbe9ee -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run this bid clarification question through the Bid Clarification Q&A processor and get me an answer? The question is: 'Does the scope of work include post-installation maintenance for the HVAC units specified in Section 4.2?'

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need automated processing of bid clarification questions in procurement, tendering, or RFP/RFQ workflows and want a pay-per-call approach via x402 protocol without subscription overhead. Useful for agents orchestrating procurement pipelines that must handle bidder Q&A at scale.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or malformed 'data' field returns a processing error
- Ambiguous question text may yield a generic or low-quality clarification
- Payment failure via x402 protocol returns 402 status with no result
- Oversized input strings may be truncated or rejected
- Server-side MCP node unavailability returns 5xx error

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a processed clarification answer or response to the submitted bid question, providing structured guidance or an official answer suitable for procurement or tendering contexts.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/bid-clarification-q-a-mcp-ebdbe9ee/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.m2mcent.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.m2mcent.com/llms.txt)