Search Federal Agencies

Search_Federal_Agencies returns GovTribe federal agency profiles that are tied to federal contract and grant activity.

When To Use

Typical questions this tool answers well:

• What is the GovTribe ID for a specific federal agency name or acronym?

• Which agencies match a topical query or phrase in agency profile content?

• Which agencies should be included or excluded by explicit GovTribe ID lists?

• Which agencies are similar to a known agency or related record?

• How many agencies match a filter set before fetching rows?

Required Reading

1. Search_Query_Guide: Required before setting free-text query strings when search_mode is used.

2. Search_Mode_Guide: Required before choosing keyword vs semantic retrieval.

Input Contract

• query: Free-text query string. See Required Reading: Search_Query_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• page: 1-based page index.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 1

• per_page: Rows per page.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 10

• search_mode: Query interpretation mode. See Required Reading: Search_Mode_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: keyword

  • options: keyword, semantic

• federal_agency_ids: Include or exclude results by GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• federal_agency_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• fields_to_return: Optional field list for row payloads. If omitted and per_page > 0, rows default to govtribe_id. For per_page: 0 aggregation/meta calls, this field may be omitted. Specify fields_to_return whenever the user asks for fields beyond govtribe_id, and prefer omitting it in pure aggregation workflows.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name, alternate_name, acronym, defense_or_civilian, updated_at

Output Contract

• Top-level keys:

  • current_page: Current page number when per_page > 0.

  • data: Array of result rows when per_page > 0.

  • from: First row position in the current page.

  • last_page: Last page number for current filters.

  • path: GovTribe search URL for this result set.

  • per_page: Applied page size.

  • to: Last row position in the current page.

  • total: Total matched row count for current query filters.

  • contains: Dataset label for the returned result set.

  • search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search: Saved-search eligibility flag.

  • search_results_id: Server-side search result identifier.

  • view_search_results_url: URL to open this exact result set.

  • per_page: 0 behavior: response includes only path, total, contains, search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search, search_results_id, and view_search_results_url.

• Row keys:

  • govtribe_id

  • govtribe_type

  • govtribe_url

  • name

  • alternate_name

  • acronym

  • defense_or_civilian

  • updated_at

• Relationship retrieval map:

  • none: This resource has no relationship fields.

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Resolve a specific agency by exact name or acronym. Tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

{
  "query": "\"Department of the Army\"",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}

Pattern B: Include only a known set of agencies. Tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 25,
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "9700|2100-A",
    "9700|1700-A"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids_operator": "in"
}

Pattern C: Exclude agencies from broader matching. Tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

{
  "query": "defense research",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 20,
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "9700|2100-A"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids_operator": "not_in"
}

Pattern D: Find agencies similar to a known agency. Tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 20
}

Pattern E: Get match count and reusable result URLs before row retrieval. Tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

{
  "query": "health research",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "per_page": 0
}

Then rerun with per_page > 0 and the same filters to fetch rows.