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get_company Read-only

A company as context for its programs: what it does, HQ, founding, status/listing, valuation and staff (with dates and provenance), its programs with stage and next milestone, technical approach, open problems, people, recent funding, partners, and its latest news.

companystring, required

Company slug, e.g. 'spacex', 'figure' (from search)

Tools (5)

get_company

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Argument	Type	Description
company*	string	Company slug, e.g. 'spacex', 'figure' (from search)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "company"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex', 'figure' (from search)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_frontier

Survey a whole area of technology: the frontier's fields (with a one-line explainer each) and their programs sorted by importance, with stage and next milestone. Without `frontier` it lists every frontier with its slug. Use `field` to narrow to one field (slugs come back in the result).

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Argument	Type	Description
field	any	Optional field slug within the frontier, e.g. 'geothermal'
frontier	string	Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy', 'robotics', 'space', 'ai'. Omit to list all frontiers.
perField	integer	Programs per field (default 4, max 10; default 15, max 25 when a field is given)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "field": {
      "$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
      "description": "Optional field slug within the frontier, e.g. 'geothermal'"
    },
    "frontier": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy', 'robotics', 'space', 'ai'. Omit to list all frontiers."
    },
    "perField": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Programs per field (default 4, max 10; default 15, max 25 when a field is given)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_program

Everything known about one technology program: goal, development stage, current status, next milestone and slips, milestone history, current obstacles, physics limits, how it works, key specs, upcoming events and its most important dated news with source links. Identify it by `frontier` + `program` slugs (from its URL /<frontier>/<program>, or from `search`), or by `company` + `program`.

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Argument	Type	Description
company	any	Company slug, e.g. 'spacex' (alternative to frontier)
program*	string	Program slug, e.g. 'starship', 'figure-03'
frontier	string	Frontier slug, e.g. 'space', 'robotics' (from search results or the page URL)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "program"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "company": {
      "$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
      "description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex' (alternative to frontier)"
    },
    "program": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Program slug, e.g. 'starship', 'figure-03'"
    },
    "frontier": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'space', 'robotics' (from search results or the page URL)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

latest_updates

Recent dated news (tests, launches, funding, delays, papers) with a short summary, the story page and the original source URL. Optionally filter by frontier, company, or program (program needs company or frontier). `sort: top` ranks by importance instead of recency.

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Argument	Type	Description
sort	string	latest (default) or top (most important first)
limit	integer	Max items (default 10, max 20)
window	string	Time window (default month)
company	any	Company slug, e.g. 'spacex'
program	any	Program slug (with company or frontier)
frontier	string	Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy'

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "latest",
        "top"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "latest (default) or top (most important first)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max items (default 10, max 20)"
    },
    "window": {
      "enum": [
        "day",
        "week",
        "month",
        "quarter",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Time window (default month)"
    },
    "company": {
      "$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
      "description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex'"
    },
    "program": {
      "$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
      "description": "Program slug (with company or frontier)"
    },
    "frontier": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
      "maxLength": 120,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy'"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Find technology programs (e.g. Starship, Figure 03, a fusion reactor), companies and frontiers by name or keyword. Use this first when you only have a name or topic; it returns the slugs `get_program` / `get_company` / `get_frontier` take, plus page URLs.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max results per type (default 6)
query*	string	Name or keywords, e.g. 'starship', 'humanoid robot', 'solid-state battery'

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 10,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max results per type (default 6)"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Name or keywords, e.g. 'starship', 'humanoid robot', 'solid-state battery'"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}