# 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.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `query_sam_exclusions`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-sam-exclusions

## Facts

- Tool: `query_sam_exclusions`
- Server: Gankdat (`https://gankdat.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://gankdat.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | no |  |
| `name` | string | no |  |
| `page` | integer | no |  |
| `uei_sam` | string | no |  |
| `per_page` | integer | no |  |
| `cage_code` | string | no |  |
| `classification` | string | no |  |
| `exclusion_type` | string | no |  |
| `excluding_agency` | string | no |  |
| `exclusion_program` | string | no |  |
| `activation_date_after` | string | no |  |
| `excluding_agency_name` | string | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "query_sam_exclusions",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own 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 signals: High parameter count (15 properties) · Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Gankdat:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "query_sam_exclusions": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Gankdat (8)

- `get_usage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/get-usage.md
- `list_sources` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/list-sources.md
- `query_eu_ted` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-eu-ted.md
- `query_uk_companies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-companies.md
- `query_uk_insolvency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-insolvency.md
- `query_uk_planning` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-planning.md
- `query_uk_sanctions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-sanctions.md
- `query_uk_tenders` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gankdat-gankdat/query-uk-tenders.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-gankdat-gankdat · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-gankdat-gankdat