GovTribe
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Add to vector store MCP tool

Adds GovTribe files or file-bearing entities into a vector store so their full text becomes searchable via the hosted `file_search` tool. Returns the current status snapshot quickly; if status is in_progress, call Add_To_Vector_Store again later with the same source items and returned `govtribe_vector_store_id`.

Examples

Use this when an agent needs semantic retrieval over full file text. A common workflow is a solicitation package review: resolve an opportunity, use Search_Government_Files to confirm the source package, stage the opportunity or selected files with Add_To_Vector_Store, then ask focused questions with Search_Vector_Store.

This is a polling tool. Use Add to vector store MCP response to interpret readiness fields, text-only client behavior, retry instructions, and failures.

For complete package analysis, wait until the response says the requested files are ready for Search_Vector_Store. If processing is still in progress, poll Add_To_Vector_Store again later with the same source items and the returned govtribe_vector_store_id. A premature Search_Vector_Store call can return a not-ready message, and partial results should not be treated as a complete package readout.

If the response lists skipped or unsupported spreadsheet-like files, such as pricing schedules, workbooks, CSV/TSV files, CLIN tables, budget templates, or staffing matrices, the vector store only covers the supported files. Use Add_To_Container and hosted shell extraction for those skipped files before making complete source-package claims.

Add a solicitation package to a new vector store

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "facility modernization statement of work",
    "search_mode": "semantic",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "government_files"
    ]
  }
}
{
  "tool": "Add_To_Vector_Store",
  "arguments": {
    "items": [
      {
        "govtribe_type": "federal_contract_opportunity",
        "govtribe_id": "<federal_contract_opportunity_govtribe_id>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Check an existing vector store while files are still processing

{
  "tool": "Add_To_Vector_Store",
  "arguments": {
    "govtribe_vector_store_id": "<govtribe_vector_store_id>",
    "items": [
      {
        "govtribe_type": "government_file",
        "govtribe_id": "<government_file_govtribe_id>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Payload patterns

Call the tool again when the response says processing is still in_progress. Keep the same source items, and include the returned govtribe_vector_store_id on follow-up calls. Once the response says the requested supported files are ready, search the returned govtribe_vector_store_id with Search_Vector_Store. If the response includes skipped files, unsupported file guidance, or failure guidance, use it before choosing another file, falling back to metadata/snippet search, or staging skipped files with Add_To_Container.

Stage a pursuit file set for later semantic retrieval

{
  "tool": "Add_To_Vector_Store",
  "arguments": {
    "items": [
      {
        "govtribe_type": "pursuit",
        "govtribe_id": "<pursuit_govtribe_id>"
      },
      {
        "govtribe_type": "user_file",
        "govtribe_id": "<capture_notes_user_file_govtribe_id>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Add to container

Adds GovTribe files or file-bearing entities to the hosted `shell` tool under /mnt/data. Returns the current status snapshot quickly; if status is in_progress, call Add_To_Container again later with the same arguments.

BLS occupational wage data

Query GSA CALC+ BLS occupational wage data either as normalized search rows or as aggregation-derived filter options for pricing workflows.

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