compare-universities
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions. Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 universities: admissions, costs, outcomes, rankings. Pass unitids or names (auto-resolved). Use when student wants to compare specific named schools.
filter-universities
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions. NUMERIC filtering: acceptance rate, SAT, tuition, enrollment, grad rate. Use ONLY for explicit numeric constraints ('SAT above 1400', 'tuition below $20k'). Not for: text/semantic or geographic queries — use search-universities instead. Do not infer thresholds the student did not ask for.
get-admission-deadlines
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions. Application deadlines, requirements, and 2026 cycle details for ONE university. Requires unitid — call search-universities first if unknown.
get-financial-summary
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions. Financial aid, tuition, net price, debt, and outcomes for ONE university. Requires unitid — call search-universities first if unknown. Not for: comparing earnings across programs (search-programs).
get-university-profile
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions. Full profile for ONE university: admissions, tuition, enrollment, graduation rates, outcomes, top majors. Requires unitid — call search-universities first if unknown. Not for: comparing schools (compare-universities) or searching across schools.
search-accreditations
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions or general advice. Professionally accredited programs by body (ABET engineering, AACSB business, ACEN/CCNE nursing, NAST/NASD/NASM arts). Fill programs with 1-3 close academic synonyms, comma-separated. Use when student asks about accreditation status or certification eligibility. Not for: general major search (search-majors) or earnings (search-programs).
search-majors
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions, K-12, or general advice. Find which universities offer a specific MAJOR with DEGREE COUNTS. Supports geographic/regional queries ('education degree in greater Houston') via embeddings. Fill majors with 1-3 close academic synonyms, comma-separated (e.g. 'Robotics, Mechatronics'). Use whenever the student asks about a specific major or field, with or without a region. Not for: earnings/ROI (search-programs) or broad school discovery without a major (search-universities).
search-programs
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY. Do NOT call for non-US institutions, K-12, or general advice. EARNINGS, DEBT, and ROI by field of study and credential level (certificate, associates, bachelor, graduate). Fill fields with 1-3 close academic synonyms, comma-separated (e.g. 'Computer Science, Computing'). Use for salary, debt, or 'is this degree worth it' questions. Not for: which schools offer a major (search-majors) or discovering schools (search-universities).
search-sports
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities ONLY (NCAA). Do NOT call for non-US institutions or non-college sports. NCAA varsity sports: sport name, head coach, conference, division. Use for athletics, NCAA teams, conferences, or coaches ('SEC football', 'D1 basketball in Texas'). Not for: academics or general university search.
search-universities
ChatGPTSCOPE: US universities and colleges ONLY (IPEDS data). Do NOT call for international/non-US universities, K-12 schools, or general advice (e.g. essay tips). DISCOVER universities by name, location, region, or description. Broadest search — includes AI-generated descriptions with geo-context and program names. Use when the target school is unknown AND no specific major/field is mentioned, for named groups ('Ivy League'), or general queries ('best schools near Houston'). If the student mentions a specific major or field ('education', 'engineering'), prefer search-majors instead — it also supports geographic/regional queries. Not for: degree counts (search-majors), earnings/ROI (search-programs), sports (search-sports), accreditations (search-accreditations).
