Search NAICS categories MCP tool
Searches GovTribe NAICS categories and returns category records with codes, names, and linked federal opportunities.
- MCP tool name:
Search_Naics_Categories - Data type: NAICS category data type
- Returns: NAICS category MCP response
- Search modes: Keyword, Semantic
- Annotations: Read only, not destructive, idempotent, closed world
- Surfaces: GovTribe AI, GovTribe MCP
Examples
Use these examples as task-shaped tool calls. Examples may combine query, search_mode, filters, sorting, returned fields, resolver calls, and aggregations. When an example resolves a related record first, pass the returned govtribe_id into the target search.
Which NAICS categories mention facility modernization?
{
"tool": "Search_Naics_Categories",
"arguments": {
"query": "facility modernization",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"updated_at",
"code",
"govtribe_type"
]
}
}Which NAICS categories exactly mention "technical support services"?
{
"tool": "Search_Naics_Categories",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"technical support services\"",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"code",
"updated_at",
"govtribe_type"
]
}
}Which NAICS categories are conceptually related to cybersecurity modernization?
{
"tool": "Search_Naics_Categories",
"arguments": {
"query": "cybersecurity modernization, zero trust upgrades, network defense services",
"search_mode": "semantic",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"code",
"updated_at",
"govtribe_type"
]
}
}Which child categories belong to a known parent NAICS family?
{
"tool": "Search_Naics_Categories",
"arguments": {
"query": "541512",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"code",
"name"
]
}
}{
"tool": "Search_Naics_Categories",
"arguments": {
"naics_category_ids": [
"<naics_541512_govtribe_id>"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"code",
"updated_at",
"govtribe_type"
]
}
}Related articles
- NAICS category MCP response: Review the response shape returned by this tool.
- NAICS category data type: Understand the shared record fields and relationships used by this tool.
- Choose a search mode and write queries: Choose keyword or semantic search behavior and shape
queryvalues. - GovTribe AI: Review the GovTribe AI surface where this tool can be called.
- GovTribe for Agents: Use GovTribe for Agents as the starting point for MCP tools, MCP tool responses, and guides.
- Source identifiers and record matching: Use GovTribe IDs and source identifiers when passing records between tools.