Corporate Gift Picks

Use when someone asks for the last day to ship a gift so it arrives before Christmas, or how many days are left. Returns USPS's published 2026 holiday ship-by dates for the lower 48 states by mail service, with the USPS source and the date we last checked. Each result includes the note "Carrier published dates, not a guarantee. Order a few days earlier, and earlier still for logo items." For UPS and FedEx, it says to check the carrier's own schedule for the route.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "service": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "ground_advantage",
        "first_class_mail",
        "priority_mail",
        "priority_mail_express"
      ],
      "description": "USPS mail service to look up. Leave it out to get every service."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Use when someone wants gift ideas for a given budget and recipient, such as employees, clients or a law firm's clients. Returns up to 5 picks from Corporate Gift Picks guides, each with the item name, a price band, a one-line reason it fits, and a link to the guide. It shows price bands rather than current prices.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "budget_band": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "under_25",
        "25_to_50",
        "50_to_100",
        "100_and_up"
      ],
      "description": "Per-person price band in US dollars. If the user gives an amount, pick the band that contains it, or call estimate_gift_budget first."
    },
    "recipient": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "employees",
        "clients",
        "law_firm_clients",
        "accounting_firm_clients",
        "financial_advisor_clients",
        "vendors_partners"
      ],
      "description": "Who the gift is for. Leave it out for general picks."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 5,
      "default": 3,
      "description": "How many picks to return."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "budget_band"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Use when someone has a headcount and either a total or a per-person amount and wants to know what each person gets. Returns the per-person and total amounts, the matching price band, and a link to the guide for that band. This uses the same math as the Corporate Gift Picks budget tool.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "headcount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100000,
      "description": "Number of people receiving a gift."
    },
    "amount": {
      "type": "number",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "description": "Budget in US dollars."
    },
    "amount_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "per_person",
        "total"
      ],
      "description": "Whether amount is per person or the total for everyone."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "headcount",
    "amount",
    "amount_type"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Use when someone wants to read a full guide or see what Corporate Gift Picks covers. Returns guides by recipient, budget or topic (such as gift cards or Christmas gifts for employees), each with its title, a one-line summary and its link.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "recipient": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "employees",
        "clients",
        "law_firm_clients",
        "accounting_firm_clients",
        "financial_advisor_clients",
        "vendors_partners"
      ],
      "description": "Filter by who the gift is for."
    },
    "budget_band": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "under_25",
        "25_to_50",
        "50_to_100",
        "100_and_up"
      ],
      "description": "Filter by per-person price band."
    },
    "topic": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "gift_cards",
        "christmas_employees",
        "ship_by_dates",
        "budget_tool"
      ],
      "description": "Filter by topic."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}