query_sam_exclusions
Every active exclusion (debarment) on the official US SAM.gov list — individuals, firms, special entities, and vessels barred from federal awards, with agency, program, and dates — normalized for supplier due diligence. Served as published by the US government for compliance purposes; all address...
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What query_sam_exclusions does on Gankdat
AI agents call query_sam_exclusions to retrieve information from Gankdat without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | |
name | string | — | |
page | integer | — | |
uei_sam | string | — | |
per_page | integer | — | |
cage_code | string | — | |
classification | string | — | |
exclusion_type | string | — | |
excluding_agency | string | — | |
exclusion_program | string | — | |
activation_date_after | string | — | |
excluding_agency_name | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why query_sam_exclusions is rated Low
This is a data retrieval tool that allows searching and filtering exclusion records from a public government database. It has no side effects, performs no write operations, executes no code, and triggers no external state changes. The normalization of data and dropping of sensitive fields occurs at ingest time, not as a result of the query operation.
From the tool's definition The tool 'query_sam_exclusions' retrieves and queries data from the US SAM.gov debarment list. The description explicitly states it serves published government data for 'compliance purposes' and describes filtering/searching capabilities (e.g., 'q searches…
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (15 properties) · Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs query_sam_exclusions safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gankdat, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For query_sam_exclusions, this is the rule to start with:
query_sam_exclusions is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Gankdat, apply this rule, and every query_sam_exclusions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about query_sam_exclusions
Every active exclusion (debarment) on the official US SAM.gov list — individuals, firms, special entities, and vessels barred from federal awards, with agency, program, and dates — normalized for supplier due diligence. Served as published by the US government for compliance purposes; all addresses, identifiers (SSN/TIN/NPI), and free-text comments are dropped at ingest. Filters combine with AND; q searches all text fields. Costs 1 credit(s) per call. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gankdat MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
query_sam_exclusions accepts 12 parameters: q, name, page, uei_sam, per_page, cage_code, classification, exclusion_type, excluding_agency, exclusion_program, activation_date_after, excluding_agency_name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gankdat MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for query_sam_exclusions: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Gankdat. Nothing to install.
query_sam_exclusions is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the query_sam_exclusions rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for query_sam_exclusions. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
query_sam_exclusions is provided by the Gankdat MCP server (https://gankdat.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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