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Govly AI: New Interface, Stronger Agent, Smarter Search

January 8, 2026

We’ve rolled out a major update to Govly AI, focused on usability, output quality, and deeper interaction with the platform itself.


What’s new

Govly AI has a new home and a new interface

The AI experience formerly labeled “Chat” now lives on the left-hand navigation as Govly AI. The layout will feel familiar if you’ve used modern AI tools:

  • Left panel shows your full chat history
  • Center panel is the main interaction area
  • Built-in suggestions help kickstart common workflows and use cases

A significantly stronger AI agent

Under the hood, Govly AI is now powered by a new agent architecture. The result:

  • Higher-quality answers
  • Better reasoning and synthesis
  • Improved research using Govly data and external sources

Pre-configured research experiences still exist, but they are no longer required. Govly AI can now handle these workflows naturally without heavy pre-prompting.

AI-powered Govly search creation

Govly AI can now interact directly with the application to:

  • Create safe, structured Govly searches for you
  • Search opportunities automatically based on your prompt

The legacy AI assistant inside Opportunity Search is being retired as this functionality moves fully into Govly AI. Award search creation is coming soon.

Admin-uploaded documents for shared context

Admins can now upload documents via Settings → AI → Documents. These documents are used as shared context for all users in the organization.

Custom agents via personalized prompts

Users can now create custom instructions and prompts to tailor Govly AI to their specific focus areas, for example Navy-only coverage or role-specific research needs.

  • Custom prompts act like lightweight, user-defined agents
  • Prompts are currently shared across the org
  • Private prompts are coming soon

What’s coming next

This agent will continue to improve in real time. Upcoming enhancements include better award search creation and general polish across outputs.

Big picture: Govly AI is now more powerful, more flexible, and more deeply integrated into how you actually work inside the platform.