find-company

name	find-company
description	Verify a specific company exists in its national government registry and capture its core identity: current status (active / dissolved / inactive), incorporation date, registered address, and registry-assigned ID. Use when the user asks 'is X a real company', 'is X active', 'find Acme Ltd', 'what's the registry ID of X', or 'verify this counterparty's existence'. Returns identity only — directors, shareholders, filings, and documents are separate skills.
license	Apache-2.0
compatibility	Requires the OpenRegistry MCP server (https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp)
metadata	{"categories":"Compliance, Research, Business","version":"1.0","author":"sophymarine"}

Find Company

Confirm a company exists and capture its core identity. Stop there.

When to use

• "Does X exist as a real company?"
• "Is X still active?"
• "What's the registry number for Acme Trading Ltd?"
• "Verify this counterparty before I sign."

When NOT to use

• Need directors → get-director-details
• Need ownership → get-shareholder-details
• Need financial figures → get-financials
• Need filing history → get-filings

Example

Is "Tesla Limited" a real UK company?
Verify SIREN 552081317.

Workflow

1. If user gave a name:
     search_companies({ jurisdiction, query, limit: 5 })
     → pick the candidate whose status='active' and name best matches
     → if multiple plausible matches, surface them and ask the user to confirm

2. If user gave an ID, skip step 1.

3. get_company_profile({ jurisdiction, company_id })
     → capture company_name, status, status_detail,
       incorporation_date, registered_address

4. REPORT:
     - 1 line: "<name> (<jurisdiction>, <company_id>) is <status>, incorporated <date>."
     - Address on second line if user asked.
     - Cite the company_id verbatim.

Edge cases

• Multiple matches: don't guess. Ask the user to confirm.
• Dissolved: report as such; suggest get-filings or get-director-details if the user wants the historical view.
• 501 from upstream: this jurisdiction isn't supported. Surface honestly.
• Per-country ID format: differs per registry. Call list_jurisdictions({ jurisdiction: '<CC>' }) for the schema.