5 GovTribe Agent Skills for Claude Code & Cursor (SKILL.md)

All 5 GovTribe skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

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Use GovTribe well and safely

Sets the working rules for the GovTribe connector: confirm the account and credit state, pick the right search for federal, state and local, opportunity, award or forecast work, and ask before changing anything in the workspace.

Use it when

You are about to run your first GovTribe search in a conversation.
A GovTribe search returns nothing, is refused or only partly works.
You are not sure whether to search opportunities, awards or forecasts.

Tools it uses

Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities
Search_Federal_Forecasts
Search_Federal_Contract_Awards
Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs
Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles
Search_Federal_Contract_Sub_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Opportunities
Search_Federal_Grant_Programs
Search_Federal_Grant_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Sub_Awards
Search_Federal_Transactions
Search_State_And_Local_Contract_Opportunities
Search_State_And_Local_Contract_Awards
Search_Federal_Agencies
Search_Vendors
Search_Contacts
Search_Naics_Categories
Search_Psc_Categories
Search_Major_Defense_Programs
Search_Government_Files
Search_Government_Related_News_Articles

Example

Before you search, check which GovTribe account I'm in and whether credits are on, then find open federal bids for cybersecurity services and tell me how many there are.

Your GovTribe workspace is Acme Federal, and credits are enabled. I searched federal contract opportunities for cybersecurity services filtered to open bids, and found 28 results. I showed the first 10 by closing date and can narrow them by agency or NAICS code. I have not saved anything to your workspace.

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Research who wins federal and state/local work

Looks back at completed awards, IDVs, vehicles and sub-awards to show incumbents, vehicle gatekeeping and subcontracting patterns for a market. It asks before changing anything in your GovTribe workspace.

Use it when

You want to know who the incumbent is for a type of work
You need to see which contract vehicles a market is bought through
You are looking for primes to team with or subcontract under

Tools it uses

Search_Naics_Categories
Search_Psc_Categories
Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles
Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs
Search_Federal_Contract_Awards
Search_Federal_Contract_Sub_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Sub_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Programs
Search_Major_Defense_Programs

Example

Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?

VA IT modernization is concentrated: the top five winners hold about 61% of the awards we retrieved. Most value flows through two multi-award vehicles, and one incumbent has held a string of task orders with its next recompete window opening next year. Sub-award data shows three primes repeatedly hiring the same niche cloud firms, which are realistic teaming partners. Results were capped, so treat these shares as a sample.

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Scan federal opportunities with GovTribe AI

Builds a ranked shortlist of open and upcoming federal contract and grant opportunities for your capabilities, combining solicitations and forecasts and ranking them by fit and deadline. It asks for your target profile first and never changes your saved pipeline.

Use it when

You want to know what federal work is open for your capabilities this quarter.
You need early warning on forecast work before it is posted.
You are deciding which federal bids to pursue and in what order.

Tools it uses

Search_Naics_Categories
Search_Psc_Categories
Search_Federal_Agencies
Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities
Search_Federal_Grant_Opportunities
Search_Federal_Forecasts
Search_Federal_Grant_Programs
Search_Major_Defense_Programs

Example

Find federal opportunities for cybersecurity managed services at civilian agencies that are open now or forecast in the next six months, and rank them for us.

Here is a shortlist of 6 candidates for your cybersecurity managed services profile, ranked by fit and timing. The top pick is a civilian agency solicitation with a response date in about five weeks and a set-aside that matches your size status. Two items are forecast only, so they are shaping opportunities rather than bids. I dropped 3 expired notices from the list. Eligibility and the exact due dates for two candidates were not stated in the records, so please confirm them before you commit.

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Regulatory and policy watch for GovTribe

Builds a dated digest of government files, defense program updates and procurement news for a sector or NAICS/PSC category, ranked by business impact. It asks before saving any alert or changing the account.

Use it when

You want a weekly digest of what changed in your sector's policy and rules.
You need to know which proposed rules have comment deadlines soon.
You are tracking defense program restructuring that could affect your pipeline.

Tools it uses

Search_Naics_Categories
Search_Psc_Categories
Search_Major_Defense_Programs
Search_Government_Files
Search_Government_Related_News_Articles

Example

What changed in federal cybersecurity contracting policy and defense programs this month? Rank it by impact for our NAICS 541512 work.

This month's digest for NAICS 541512 has 5 developments. High impact: a final rule requires contractors handling controlled unclassified information to attest to a control set by March 2027, which affects bids on the Army logistics support work that lacks that requirement. Medium impact: 1 proposed rule with a comment deadline on the 14th. Low impact context: 3 commentary pieces. Two sources returned nothing, so those gaps are noted.

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Build a vendor or contact profile in GovTribe

Builds a briefing on a government company or buyer from GovTribe records, covering capabilities, recent awards, relevant people and recent press. It confirms the right entity first and will not change your saved records without asking.

Use it when

Before a meeting with a contracting officer or program manager
When researching a competitor or potential teaming partner
When you need to find the right person to contact at an agency

Tools it uses

Search_Vendors
Search_Contacts
Search_Naics_Categories
Search_Psc_Categories
Search_Federal_Contract_Awards
Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs
Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles
Search_Federal_Contract_Sub_Awards
Search_Federal_Grant_Awards
Search_Federal_Agencies
Search_Government_Related_News_Articles
Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities
Search_Federal_Forecasts

Example

Prep me for a call with the Army program office that handles our cloud migration work, and tell me what Northwind Systems has won from them recently.

Northwind Systems (Reston, VA) is confirmed against its vendor record. GovTribe shows 6 prime awards in the last three years, mostly from the Army and VA, with a combined ceiling of about $48M. Two of those are task orders under a multi-award IDV. The program office contact is listed as a branch chief, last seen in a 2025 record, so confirm the role before the call.

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How GovTribe skills work

Connect GovTribe
The GovTribe MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install GovTribe skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect GovTribe. In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the GovTribe MCP server connected there.

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for s in essentials award-history-research federal-opportunity-scan regulatory-and-policy-watch vendor-and-contact-profile; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/govtribe-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/govtribe/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the GovTribe MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials award-history-research federal-opportunity-scan regulatory-and-policy-watch vendor-and-contact-profile; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/govtribe-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/govtribe/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the GovTribe MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials award-history-research federal-opportunity-scan regulatory-and-policy-watch vendor-and-contact-profile; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/govtribe-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/govtribe/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the GovTribe MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials award-history-research federal-opportunity-scan regulatory-and-policy-watch vendor-and-contact-profile; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/govtribe-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/govtribe/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the GovTribe MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials award-history-research federal-opportunity-scan regulatory-and-policy-watch vendor-and-contact-profile; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/govtribe-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/govtribe/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Who has won IT modernization work at VA over the last three fiscal years, and which vehicles are they using?”

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

One click when you connect GovTribe
Updated for you when a skill improves
Removed when you disconnect
The MCP server is set up for you
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Copy into your project

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GovTribe skills FAQ

What is a GovTribe agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each GovTribe skill describes one job, which GovTribe tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the GovTribe skills change anything on their own?

5 of the 5 only read. The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in GovTribe.

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect GovTribe; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the GovTribe MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the GovTribe MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The GovTribe MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 5 GovTribe skills

Use GovTribe well and safely

Use it when

Tools it uses

Research who wins federal and state/local work

Use it when

Tools it uses

Scan federal opportunities with GovTribe AI

Use it when

Tools it uses

Regulatory and policy watch for GovTribe

Use it when

Tools it uses

Build a vendor or contact profile in GovTribe

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 5 without copying a file

How GovTribe skills work

How to install GovTribe skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

GovTribe skills FAQ

Put GovTribe’s best workflows in your agent

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