Built for AI agents

How an agent uses it

1. search_checks with a plain-language need.
2. describe_check to read inputs, outputs and scope.
3. run_check with structured inputs.
4. get_source to attach the citation to the answer.

The tools

search_checks

Find checks by plain-language query and market (us, eu, uk), for example "FSMA 204 receiving KDEs" or "undeclared sesame recall". Returns check_ids.

describe_check

Read a check's inputs, output, jurisdiction and coverage, plus a ready run_check call.

run_check

Run one check by check_id with structured arguments and get the result with its sources.

get_source

The registers, regulations and references a check answers from, with licence and citation text.

list_regulations

The regulations and live registers covered, each mapped to its check_ids.

lookup_nutrients

Fast path to USDA FoodData Central: best match for a food and its nutrients per 100 g, with the record's data type and date.

Clients that call checks by name can still get the full list: add ?tools=full to the endpoint URL or passfull: true to tools/list.

What you can rely on

• Cited by default. Results name their source: FDA enforcement reports, USDA FoodData Central, UK Food Standards Agency alerts, and the eCFR and EUR-Lex provisions a rule check reads.
• Says what it did not check. Every answer carries the dataset's coverage, and a partial dataset says that no match is not an all clear.
• Narrow and predictable. One check, one question, structured output. Easy to chain inside agent workflows.
• Read-only. Checks never write to your systems.
• US and EU coverage. Nutrition, recalls, traceability, importer verification, labelling, allergens, additives and claims.

Typical workflows

• QA agent: screen a new SKU's ingredient list against the EU allergen list and recent FDA recalls.
• Regulatory agent: build the EU nutrition declaration under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 before an EU launch.
• Procurement agent: list the FSMA 204 Key Data Elements and the FSVP file gaps for a new foreign supplier.
• Product development agent: pull USDA FoodData Central nutrient data to draft a Nutrition Facts panel.

Example call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run_check",
    "arguments": {
      "check_id": "recall_watch__search_us_recalls",
      "arguments": {
        "query": "undeclared sesame"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cited answers to start from

• US vs EU Nutrition Declaration: Nutrition Facts vs Reg 1169/2011
• USDA Nutrient Lookup: Nutrients per 100 g and per Serving
• Using USDA FoodData Central Data for a Nutrition Facts Panel
• Nutritional Ingredients Supplier: Compliance Checks to Run First
• FSMA 204 Traceability: Food Traceability List, CTEs and KDEs
• FSVP Requirements for US Importers: What the File Must Contain
• FDA Food Recall Search: Check Products, Ingredients and Allergens