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Agent skill

Pp Govspend

by mvanhorn in mvanhorn/printing-press-library

Use public-sector spending and opportunity research commands over USAspending, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Pp Govspend

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-govspend -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-govspend --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-govspend .claude/skills/pp-govspend && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
pp-govspend
GitHub stars
2.1k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
321 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
506
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Use public-sector spending and opportunity research commands over USAspending, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov.

  • Works in 3 steps: Install via the Printing Press installer → Verify: govspend-pp-cli --version → Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is…
  • Phrases: federal vendor spend
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites: Install the CLI, When To Use, When Not To Use and Setup, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls npx and go; needs GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY

What it does

Pp Govspend is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Use public-sector spending and opportunity research commands over USAspending, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov. Trigger phrases: federal vendor spend, USAspending awards, SAM.gov opportunities, Grants.gov search, procurement research, govspend-pp-cli.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Vendor and procurement management. The repository describes itself as: Official library of CLIs generated by the CLI Printing Press. Endorsed, tested, and community-contributed. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Phrases: federal vendor spend
  • USAspending awards
  • SAM.gov opportunities
  • Grants.gov search

Example prompts

  • “/pp-govspend”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A credential in GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Install via the Printing Press installer
  2. Verify: govspend-pp-cli --version
  3. Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on $PATH.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 76de244. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx
    • go

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pp Govspend loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 321 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mvanhorn/printing-press-library at commit 76de244, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mvanhorn). 321 words, ~1,016 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pp-govspend/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pp-govspend
description
Use public-sector spending and opportunity research commands over USAspending, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov. Trigger phrases: federal vendor spend, USAspending awards, SAM.gov opportunities, Grants.gov search, procurement research, govspend-pp-cli.
allowed-tools
Read, Bash
author
Dhilip Subramanian
license
Apache-2.0
argument-hint
<command> [args] | install cli
<!-- GENERATED FILE — DO NOT EDIT.
     This file is a verbatim mirror of library/other/govspend/SKILL.md,
     regenerated post-merge by tools/generate-skills/. Hand-edits here are
     silently overwritten on the next regen. Edit the library/ source instead.
     See the repository agent guide, section "Generated artifacts: registry.json, cli-skills/". -->

Govspend — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the govspend-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

  1. Install via the Printing Press installer:
    bash
    npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install govspend --cli-only
  2. Verify: govspend-pp-cli --version
  3. Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on $PATH.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/other/govspend/cmd/govspend-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When To Use

Use govspend-pp-cli for source-backed public procurement and grant research:

  • A vendor's recent federal award footprint.
  • Recent awards by keyword, NAICS, PSC, or awarding agency.
  • A quick federal agency spending profile.
  • Public Grants.gov opportunity lookup.
  • SAM.gov opportunity search setup or live search when a key is configured.
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When Not To Use

  • Do not use it to submit bids, grant applications, registrations, or vendor updates.
  • Do not treat a missing result as proof that an award or opportunity does not exist.
  • Do not use it for legal, procurement, compliance, or eligibility advice.
  • Do not paste API key values into prompts, manuscripts, proof files, or pull requests.

Setup

USAspending and Grants.gov commands work without credentials.

SAM.gov opportunity search requires:

bash
export GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY="..."

Recipes

Vendor Footprint
bash
govspend-pp-cli vendor "Palantir" --since 1y --limit 5 --agent

Use this to summarize a vendor's returned USAspending awards, agencies, and categories.

bash
govspend-pp-cli awards --query "cloud migration" --naics 541511 --since 1y --limit 5 --agent

Use --dry-run first when documenting request shape.

Agency View
bash
govspend-pp-cli agency NASA --since 1y --limit 5 --agent

Use this for a compact agency profile and recent-awards view.

bash
govspend-pp-cli grants --query climate --limit 5 --agent

Use this for public grant opportunity summaries.

SAM.gov Opportunity Setup
bash
govspend-pp-cli opportunities --query cybersecurity --posted-from 05/01/2026 --posted-to 05/31/2026 --agent

Without GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY, this returns setup guidance. With the key configured, it calls the SAM.gov Opportunities API.

Source Coverage
bash
govspend-pp-cli sources --agent
govspend-pp-cli doctor --agent

Use these before a larger brief to confirm source coverage and auth requirements.

Output Notes

--agent emits structured JSON. Results include source URLs and caveats because public datasets have publication schedules, limits, and revisions.

© mvanhorn, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-skills/pp-govspend of mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 76de244

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Categories

Questions about Pp Govspend

What does Pp Govspend do?

Use public-sector spending and opportunity research commands over USAspending, Grants.gov, and SAM.gov. Pp Govspend is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library.gov.

When should I use Pp Govspend?

Pp Govspend fits situations like: phrases: federal vendor spend; USAspending awards; SAM.gov opportunities; grants.gov search.

How do I install Pp Govspend in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-govspend -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-govspend in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .claude/skills/pp-govspend in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pp Govspend in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-govspend -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-govspend in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .agents/skills/pp-govspend in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pp Govspend in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-govspend -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pp-govspend, .gemini/skills/pp-govspend, .github/skills/pp-govspend and .opencode/skills/pp-govspend in your project.

What does Pp Govspend need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pp Govspend needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx and go) and credentials named GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in GOVSPEND_SAM_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash.

Does Pp Govspend access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Pp Govspend safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Pp Govspend use?

Pp Govspend is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Pp Govspend use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Pp Govspend?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pp Govspend: Serenity Alpha (haskaomni/serenity-skill, 633 stars), Scorecard Matrix (pnp/sharepoint-skills, 132 stars), Buyer Job Intent Analysis (elvisun/newsjack, 1.5k stars) and Master Builder (ibuilder/massing, 122 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pp Govspend?

mvanhorn (a GitHub user) maintains it in mvanhorn/printing-press-library, which has 2,056 GitHub stars. The repository holds 506 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mvanhorn/printing-press-library on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.