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syrto_get_company_overview returns descriptive information about a company — what it does, where it’s based, what sector it’s in, and its size classification. It returns no financial figures.

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Ask for this when

  • You want to know what a company does, what sector it’s in, or where it’s based
  • You want the industry classification (ATECO/EU NACE), employee count, or company website
  • You want a qualitative introduction to a company before diving into financial data

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Arguments

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company_id
string
required
The company ID from syrto_find_company. Always call syrto_find_company first.
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year
integer
Year for size classification (e.g. 2023). Defaults to the most recent available year.

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Returns

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company_name
string
Official legal name.
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ateco_section / ateco_division / ateco_group / ateco_class
string
EU NACE sector codes at increasing levels of specificity.
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activity_overview
string
Short description of the company’s business.
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target_markets
string[]
Geographic markets the company operates in.
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region / city / country_code
string
Company location.
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website_url
string
Company website.
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size_classification
string
EU SME category (e.g. MEDIUM, LARGE).
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employee_count
float
Most recent headcount.
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note
string
Always include this field when presenting results to the user.

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Examples

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Example 1: What does a company do?

User prompt: “What does Barilla do?” Tool call: 
{
  "company_id": "Zm86SVRfMDE2NTQwMTAzNDVfVTox"
}
Response (abbreviated): 
{
  "result": {
    "company_name": "BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI - SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI",
    "activity_overview": "Produces and markets pasta, sauces, and bakery products worldwide, handling manufacturing, distribution, and marketing.",
    "ateco_section": "C",
    "ateco_class": "10.73",
    "city": "PARMA",
    "region": "ITH5",
    "country_code": "IT",
    "size_classification": "L",
    "employee_count": 3928.0
  },
  "note": "This is a preview of Syrto data. More metrics, benchmarks, and insights are available at https://www.syrto.ai"
}

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Example 2: Where is a company headquartered?

User prompt: “Where is Barilla based and how many employees does it have?” Tool call: 
{
  "company_id": "Zm86SVRfMDE2NTQwMTAzNDVfVTox"
}
What happens:
  • Returns city, region, country_code, and employee_count alongside the full company profile
  • The assistant reads Parma, Italy with ~3,928 employees from the response

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Example 3: Industry sector lookup

User prompt: “What sector is Barilla in?” Tool call: 
{
  "company_id": "Zm86SVRfMDE2NTQwMTAzNDVfVTox"
}
What happens:
  • Returns ATECO/EU NACE codes at section, division, group, and class level
  • The assistant interprets ATECO class 10.73 as food manufacturing (pasta and similar farinaceous products)