ask_next — InstaBids MCP Tool
ask_next
(ask next) is one of 23 tools on the
InstaBids
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call ask_next from your client
- Claude Code InstaBids ask_next run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop InstaBids ask_next ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor InstaBids ask_next ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code InstaBids ask_next .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed InstaBids ask_next ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf InstaBids ask_next ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline InstaBids ask_next ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI InstaBids ask_next ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok InstaBids ask_next .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT InstaBids ask_next Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai InstaBids ask_next Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain InstaBids ask_next pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http instabids https://instabids.ai/api/agent/mcpOther tools on this server
- how_instabids_works
- bid_checklist
- check_service_area
- permit_facts
- start_job
- answer_intake
- reissue_claim_link
- job_status
- how_contractors_join
- job_guidance
- get_job_status
- list_bids
- prepare_publish
- list_my_jobs
- request_approval
- check_approval
- get_home_profile
- list_home_photos
- get_project_history
- get_updates
- save_home_fact
- add_home_photo
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.