find-management-consultant

Overview

Drive the ServiceGraph API (https://api.servicegraph.co) to find,

shortlist, and enrich US management consulting firms via the

pro_services dataset. The catalog tags firms with

industry:management_consulting and a 7-tag service sub-taxonomy:

strategy-consulting, operations-consulting, executive-coaching,

leadership-development, organizational-development,

pmo-project-management, sales-revenue-consulting.

Always pin industry:management_consulting. Sub-services are

structured service_provided tags — confirm exact names via

/v1/datasets/proservices/fields?includevalues=1.

Any HTTP client works (curl, fetch, requests). Examples below use curl.

When NOT to use this skill

• "Help me build a strategy / write a plan / make a recommendation" — do-the-work, not procurement.
• In-house strategy/operations hires (Chief Strategy Officer, COO).
• Life or career coaching for an individual — the catalog's executive-coaching tag is for B2B (the firm hires the coach for their executives), not for the user themselves.
• Framework explanations (Lean vs Agile, Porter's Five Forces).
• MBA program questions, academic research.
• Non-US firms / individual freelance consultants.

Prerequisites

• ServiceGraph access, either:
• the ServiceGraph MCP server (https://mcp.servicegraph.co) loaded in

your harness — this plugin's .mcp.json wires it up; OAuth 2.1 + PKCE

keeps credentials in the harness sandbox — or

• a ServiceGraph API key (vk_…, minted at

) available as

SERVICEGRAPHAPIKEY in the environment or .env.local for the REST

path (setup steps under Auth below).

• An HTTP client for the REST path — the examples use curl.

Instructions

The loop is free-first: discovery, validation, search, and brief reads cost

nothing; only unlock after the user confirms the spend.

1. Pick the call path — the ServiceGraph MCP tools if loaded, otherwise the

REST flow (MCP server and Auth sections below).

1. GET /v1/datasets/proservices/fields?includevalues=1 — confirm the

fields and values you plan to filter on exist.

1. Build the filter (Filter DSL below) and validate it with

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/check — or draft it from plain English via

POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/translate-intent.

1. GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search — present the free brief cards and

let the user pick.

1. Quote the unlock cost (10 credits per row, 30-day TTL) and get an explicit

go-ahead.

1. POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/unlocks with the chosen apexes; report the

revealed detail.

1. GET /v1/me/credits to report the remaining balance when asked.

MCP server (preferred for authed calls)

If your harness has the ServiceGraph MCP server loaded (tools

containing servicegraph), prefer those — OAuth 2.1 + PKCE keeps the

token in the harness sandbox. Otherwise use the REST flow below.

API surface (dataset id: pro_services)

Every endpoint requires the bearer (Authorization: Bearer vk_…).

No anonymous tier.

Endpoint	Cost	Use it for
GET /v1/datasets/proservices/fields[?includevalues=1]	free	Confirm management_consulting industry value and sub-tag names.
GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/check?filter=…	free	Validate filter.
POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/translate-intent	free	{intent} → DSL filter + sanity count.
GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=…&limit=	free	Brief firm cards + per-row unlock hint + total.
GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/:apex	free	One row brief; detail only if unlocked.
POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/unlocks	10 credits / firm	{apexes:[...]} ≤100; atomic; 30-day TTL on detail.
GET /v1/me/credits	free	Balance.

Cost model. Discovery / validation / search / brief reads are

free. Detail (url, phone, email, social, address, full platforms

map) costs 10 credits per firm and lasts 30 days.

Auth

vk_ API keys minted in the dashboard. *Keep the token out of the

LLM context* — never read .env into your context; dispatch via

shell.

1. Try the call first through a shell wrapper that sources .env.local:

   ( set -a; [ -f .env.local ] && . ./.env.local; set +a;
     curl -sS -H "Authorization: Bearer $SERVICEGRAPH_API_KEY" \
          'https://api.servicegraph.co/v1/datasets/pro_services/fields' )

1. On 401 prompt the user:

> "Open https://servicegraph.co/profile/api-keys, create a

> key, and add SERVICEGRAPHAPIKEY=vk_… to .env.local here

> (or export it). Tell me when done. Please don't paste the key

> into chat."

1. Retry after the user signals ready.

Filter DSL

GitHub-search-style.

filter   := orExpr
orExpr   := andExpr ("OR" andExpr)*
andExpr  := notExpr (("AND")? notExpr)*    # whitespace = implicit AND
notExpr  := ("NOT" | "-") notExpr | atom
atom     := "(" filter ")" | predicate
predicate:= IDENT op valueOrList | bareword
op       := ":" | "=" | ">=" | "<=" | ">" | "<"
valueOrList := value ("," value)*
value    := IDENT | NUMBER | tagAtEvidence
tagAtEvidence := IDENT "@" ("low"|"medium"|"high")
bareword := IDENT | NUMBER          # → keyword:<bareword>

Four rules that bite: AND binds tighter than OR (use parens);

comma list = OR within one predicate; negation is -x or NOT x;

bareword = keyword search (quote multi-word phrases).

Management-consulting examples (validate yours with /check):

industry:management_consulting service_provided:strategy-consulting@high
industry:management_consulting service_provided:operations-consulting state:NY
industry:management_consulting service_provided:executive-coaching
industry:management_consulting (service_provided:strategy-consulting@high OR service_provided:operations-consulting@high)
industry:management_consulting service_provided:organizational-development change
industry:management_consulting service_provided:strategy-consulting@high rating>=4 has:clutch
industry:management_consulting service_provided:pmo-project-management

Sub-service tag → typical user phrasing:

User asks for	Tag
Strategy / strategic planning	service_provided:strategy-consulting
Operations / ops consulting	service_provided:operations-consulting
Executive coach (for senior leaders)	service_provided:executive-coaching
Leadership development programs	service_provided:leadership-development
Org design / change management	service_provided:organizational-development
PMO / program management	service_provided:pmo-project-management
Sales/revenue ops	service_provided:sales-revenue-consulting

Identifying firms — apex

Firms are identified by their apex domain (mckinsey.com, not

www.mckinsey.com/about).

Output

All responses are JSON.

• Search returns free brief firm cards — apex, name, location, and

rating signals — plus a per-row unlock hint and the match total. Briefs

never include url, phoneprimary, emailprimary, legal_name,

address_full, or the full platforms map.

• Unlock (POST …/unlocks) returns each unlocked firm's detail block —

contact fields, address, socials, the platforms map — plus per-item

billing; detail stays readable for 30 days.

• Errors arrive as a JSON envelope

{"error": {"code": "…", "message": "…"}} — see Errors below.

Examples

A. Strategy consultancy in a state

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+state:CA+service_provided:strategy-consulting@high&limit=10
# Present, get pick of 3. "Unlocking 3 = 30 credits, 30-day TTL."
POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/unlocks
  { "apexes": ["firm-a.com", "firm-b.com", "firm-c.com"] }

B. Boutique ops consulting + vertical

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+service_provided:operations-consulting+healthcare+-company_size_signal:large_50plus&limit=10

C. Executive coach for a CEO

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+service_provided:executive-coaching@high&limit=10

D. Indirect intent — post-merger / change

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+service_provided:organizational-development+(merger OR integration)&limit=10

If thin, drop the keywords — organizational-development@high alone

captures change-management work.

E. Indirect intent — "fractional COO"

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+service_provided:operations-consulting+fractional&limit=10

F. Quality threshold + Big-3 alumni

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=industry:management_consulting+service_provided:strategy-consulting@high+rating>=4+(mckinsey OR bcg OR bain)&limit=10

The "alumni" angle isn't structured — keyword the firm names of the

shops the alumni came from; many spinout consultancies advertise it

in bio text.

G. BYO apex list — enrich domains

User pastes 8–20 consulting-firm domains:

1. GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/:apex per domain — free brief

(404 = not in catalog, no charge).

1. User picks N to fully enrich. POST /unlocks = 10×N credits,

atomic, detail returned.

1. Re-runs within 30-day TTL are free.

Gotchas

• Always pin industry:managementconsulting. Without it, serviceprovided:strategy-consulting surfaces marketing or IT firms that list "strategy" as a sub-service.
• executive-coaching is for B2B. When a firm hires a coach for their executives, this skill applies. When an individual asks for a life coach or career coach for themselves, it's out of scope.
• "Help me build a strategy" is do-the-work, not procurement.
• Framework comparisons (Lean vs Agile) and MBA questions are knowledge, not procurement.
• In-house hires (CSO, COO) are NOT procurement.
• Briefs DO include apex, name, location, ratings. They DON'T include url, phoneprimary, emailprimary, legalname, addressfull, full platforms — those require an unlock.
• notfound / notindataset 404 = not in proservices. Skip; not charged.
• Unlock is atomic. N apexes either all charge (up to 10×N credits) or none on 402.
• Within-TTL re-views are free (was_cached:true).

Errors

JSON envelope: {"error": {"code": "...", "message": "..."}}.

Status	Code	What to do
400	filterparseerror	position included; fix and re-validate with /check.
400	kindinfilter	Strip any kind: from filter.
400	fieldnotin_dataset	Drop the disallowed field.
400	invalid_apex	Re-normalize.
401	unauthorized / invalid_audience	Re-prompt for fresh vk_….
402	insufficient_credits	needed and balance; nothing charged.
404	notfound / notin_dataset	Skip; not charged.
429	rate_limited	Honor Retry-After.

End-to-end example

User: *"Three top management-consulting firms in California focused on

strategy, with strong third-party ratings."*

GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/fields?include_values=1
GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/check?filter=industry:management_consulting+state:CA+service_provided:strategy-consulting@high+rating>=4+review_count_total>=20
GET /v1/datasets/pro_services/search?filter=...&limit=10
# Present briefs. "Unlocking 3 = 30 credits, 30-day TTL."
POST /v1/datasets/pro_services/unlocks
  { "apexes": ["firm-a.com", "firm-b.com", "firm-c.com"] }
GET /v1/me/credits

Resources

• Upstream source:
• ServiceGraph API: — keys at

• Hub skill: servicegraph (this plugin) — the dataset-agnostic entry point

when the user names ServiceGraph explicitly.