Search Psc Categories

Search_Psc_Categories returns GovTribe Product and Service Code (PSC) category records so downstream workflows can use canonical PSC identifiers.

When To Use

• Which GovTribe PSC category matches a known PSC code or category phrase?

• Which canonical PSC identifiers should be passed into psc_category_ids filters in downstream federal tools?

• Which PSC categories should be included or excluded before running opportunity or award research?

• How many PSC categories match the current lookup criteria before retrieving rows?

• Which result-set ID and URL should be reused for saved-search style follow-on workflows?

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

• psc_category_ids: Include or exclude results by PSC categories. Use GovTribe IDs or PSC codes.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• psc_category_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for PSC Category IDs (GovTribe or PSC code).

  • 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, code, updated_at, federal_contract_awards, federal_contract_opportunities

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: returns path, total, contains, search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search, search_results_id, and view_search_results_url without row keys.

• Row keys:

  • govtribe_id

  • govtribe_type

  • govtribe_url

  • name

  • code

  • updated_at

  • federal_contract_awards

  • federal_contract_opportunities

• Relationship retrieval map:

  • federal_contract_awards

    • resource_type: federal_contract_award

    • tool: Search_Federal_Contract_Awards

    • filter: federal_contract_award_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

  • federal_contract_opportunities

    • resource_type: federal_contract_opportunity

    • tool: Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities

    • filter: federal_contract_opportunity_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Resolve one known PSC code to its canonical GovTribe category row. Tool: Search_Psc_Categories

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 1,
  "psc_category_ids": [
    "R408"
  ],
  "psc_category_ids_operator": "in"
}

Pattern B: Find PSC categories by category phrase using keyword matching. Tool: Search_Psc_Categories

{
  "query": "\"program management\"",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}

Pattern C: Exclude known PSC categories while reviewing the remaining category universe. Tool: Search_Psc_Categories

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 25,
  "psc_category_ids": [
    "R408",
    "D302",
    "5410"
  ],
  "psc_category_ids_operator": "not_in"
}

Pattern D: Return metadata only when a workflow needs counts, result IDs, and the results URL. Tool: Search_Psc_Categories

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 0
}

Pattern E: Resolve candidate PSCs for downstream opportunity filtering. Tool: Search_Psc_Categories

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