search_companies
Search Companies
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Search for companies in the BizClaw business directory.
Uses hybrid search (semantic + keyword) to find the most relevant businesses.
Returns lightweight summaries to save tokens. Use get_company(id) for full details (contact, pricing, features, etc.).
Args:
query: Natural language search query (e.g. "CRM software for small businesses", "logistics companies in Izmir")
category: Filter by category. Use list_categories to see available options.
country: Filter by country (e.g. "Turkey", "United States", "Germany")
city: Filter by city (e.g. "Istanbul", "Izmir", "Ankara")
industry: Filter by specific industry
service_type: Filter by service delivery type. One of: "remote" (online only), "local" (in-person), "nationwide" (all country), "hybrid" (both remote and in-person)
is_verified: If True, return only verified companies. If False, return only unverified. Omit to return all.
limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-20, default 10)
offset: Number of results to skip for pagination (default 0). Use with limit to get next pages.
Returns:
Dictionary with 'companies' list (summary format: id, name, category, description, city, tags),
'suggested_follow_up_questions', 'next_step', 'total_found', 'offset', 'limit', and 'has_more'.
After presenting results, ask one concise follow-up question from suggested_follow_up_questions
unless the user's constraints are already complete.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Natural language search query describing the company, service, category, or buying intent. |
| category | any | no | Optional BizClaw business category filter. Use list_categories when unsure. |
| country | any | no | Optional country filter, for example Turkey, United States, or Germany. |
| city | any | no | Optional city filter, for example Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, or Berlin. |
| industry | any | no | Optional specific industry or vertical filter. |
| service_type | any | no | Optional service delivery type: remote, local, nationwide, or hybrid. |
| is_verified | any | no | Optional verification filter. True returns verified companies only; false returns unverified companies only. |
| limit | integer | no | Maximum number of results to return. Use 1-20 for searches and 1-100 for proposal lists. |
| offset | integer | no | Pagination offset. Increase with limit to fetch later pages. |
| meta | any | no | Optional UCP request metadata. Use {'ucp-agent': {'profile': 'https://agent.example/.well-known/ucp'}} for UCP-aware negotiation. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"query": {
"description": "Natural language search query describing the company, service, category, or buying intent.",
"maxLength": 2000,
"minLength": 1,
"title": "Query",
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional BizClaw business category filter. Use list_categories when unsure.",
"title": "Category"
},
"country": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional country filter, for example Turkey, United States, or Germany.",
"title": "Country"
},
"city": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional city filter, for example Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, or Berlin.",
"title": "City"
},
"industry": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional specific industry or vertical filter.",
"title": "Industry"
},
"service_type": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional service delivery type: remote, local, nationwide, or hybrid.",
"title": "Service Type"
},
"is_verified": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional verification filter. True returns verified companies only; false returns unverified companies only.",
"title": "Is Verified"
},
"limit": {
"default": 10,
"description": "Maximum number of results to return. Use 1-20 for searches and 1-100 for proposal lists.",
"title": "Limit",
"type": "integer"
},
"offset": {
"default": 0,
"description": "Pagination offset. Increase with limit to fetch later pages.",
"title": "Offset",
"type": "integer"
},
"meta": {
"anyOf": [
{
"additionalProperties": true,
"type": "object"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional UCP request metadata. Use {'ucp-agent': {'profile': 'https://agent.example/.well-known/ucp'}} for UCP-aware negotiation.",
"title": "Meta"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"title": "search_companiesArguments",
"type": "object"
}