# fmcg.network > fmcg.network is the Business Capability Network for FMCG. Supplier discovery, novel-food checks and sourcing logic run as versioned capabilities via MCP in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Kimi, with no new dashboard. Every answer carries a data-quality label; uncertain cases are disclosed, never guessed. fmcg.network is a multilingual open-discovery registry and Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for the FMCG industry (fast-moving consumer goods: food, beverages, supplements, beauty, personal care, household and pet care). FMCG domain experts publish **Business Capabilities**: versioned units of data, decision logic and output schema. Enterprise AI clients (Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Kimi) connect once and can then discover and execute those capabilities inside a normal chat conversation. ## Key facts - MCP endpoint: https://mcp.fmcg.network/mcp (OAuth 2.1 + PKCE + Dynamic Client Registration) - Capabilities live today: 2 - Supplier dataset: 60 suppliers across DACH + PL + NL, labelled data_quality=beta - Categories follow the GS1 Global Product Classification (GPC) standard - Languages: en, de, fr - Every answer carries a data_quality label (beta | reviewed | gold) - Every capability has a confidence threshold; below it results are flagged for review rather than guessed ## Pages - [Home](https://fmcg.network/): What the Business Capability Network is and who it serves. - [For FMCG teams](https://fmcg.network/for-teams): Value for procurement, regulatory affairs, product development and founders. - [For publishers](https://fmcg.network/for-publishers): How domain experts package expertise as an executable capability. - [Business Capability Directory](https://fmcg.network/directory): All capabilities, filterable by GS1 GPC segment and availability. - [Install](https://fmcg.network/install): Step-by-step connector setup for Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and Kimi. - [Trust & data quality](https://fmcg.network/trust): What beta, reviewed and gold mean, and what is and is not logged. ## Business Capabilities (live) - [Supplier Discovery](https://fmcg.network/directory/supplier-discovery): Searches and filters suppliers (contract manufacturers, co-fillers, ingredient suppliers) by region, certification, type and category. MCP tool: `search_suppliers`. Publisher: fmcg.network Core Team. Version 0.2.0. data_quality=beta. GPC segments: 50000000, 53000000. - [Novel Food Eligibility Check](https://fmcg.network/directory/novel-food-check): Screens an ingredient list against EU Novel Food logic (Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Union list) and reports violations with rule reference and severity. MCP tool: `novel_food_check`. Publisher: fmcg.network Core Team. Version 0.2.0. data_quality=beta. GPC segments: 50000000. ## Business Capabilities (planned, unclaimed) - [Health Claim Checker](https://fmcg.network/directory/health-claim-checker): Validates on-pack and marketing claims against the EU Register of nutrition and health claims (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Proposed MCP tool: `check_health_claims`. Not yet published. The specification is a proposal, not a live endpoint. - [Nutritional Value Calculator](https://fmcg.network/directory/nutritional-value-calculator): Calculates the nutrition declaration for a recipe and checks it against EU FIC labelling requirements (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011). Proposed MCP tool: `calculate_nutrition`. Not yet published. The specification is a proposal, not a live endpoint. - [Whitelabel Product Match](https://fmcg.network/directory/whitelabel-product-match): Matches a product brief against the whitelabel catalogue and returns adoptable products with their customisation options. Proposed MCP tool: `match_whitelabel_products`. Not yet published. The specification is a proposal, not a live endpoint. - [GTIN & Barcode Validator](https://fmcg.network/directory/gs1-gtin-validator): Validates GTIN-8/12/13/14 check digits, flags malformed identifiers and returns the GPC segment a product classifies into. Proposed MCP tool: `validate_gtin`. Not yet published. The specification is a proposal, not a live endpoint. ## GS1 GPC segments in scope - 50000000: Food/Beverage/Tobacco: Packaged food, drinks, supplements and functional products. - 53000000: Beauty/Personal Care/Hygiene: Cosmetics, skincare, oral care and personal hygiene. - 47000000: Cleaning/Hygiene Products: Household and institutional cleaning, detergents, disinfectants. - 51000000: Healthcare: OTC products, medical devices and healthcare consumables. - 54000000: Baby Care: Infant formula, baby food, nappies and baby hygiene. - 10000000: Pet Care/Food: Pet food, treats, litter and pet hygiene products. ## How to publish a capability Publishing happens inside the publisher's own AI assistant, not in a code repository. There is no GitHub repo to clone and no pull request to open. 1. Sign up choosing the **Publisher** role (publishing requires that role). 2. Connect the same MCP endpoint a normal user connects. 3. Ask the assistant to submit the capability; it calls `submit_capability` with name, description, version (semver) and optional tags, confidence_threshold and skill_md. 4. The submission is stored as `pending_review` and is NOT publicly discoverable. 5. An admin reviews (`review_queue`) and approves or rejects it (`approve_capability`). 6. Once published it appears in `list_capabilities` and every user can call it. Publishers track their own submissions with `my_submissions`. ## MCP tools - `whoami` - your email, role and permissions - `list_capabilities` - discover published capabilities (filter by tag, status) - `get_capability` - full definition of one capability - `novel_food_check`, `search_suppliers` - execute a capability - `submit_capability`, `my_submissions` - publisher only - `review_queue`, `approve_capability` - admin only - `list_plans`, `get_checkout_link`, `get_subscription_status` - billing ## Terminology - **Business Capability**: A reusable, versioned unit of FMCG domain knowledge (data + decision logic + output schema + metadata), executable by AI agents via MCP. Not a prompt (text only) and not a tool (code only). - **Supplier**: Canonical term covering Manufacturer, Co-Filler, Co-Packer, Contract Manufacturer and Lohnhersteller. One object, differentiated by `supplier_type`. - **Publisher**: A registered network participant who authors and submits Business Capabilities. Every submission is attributed to exactly one publisher. - **Whitelabel Product**: A product pre-developed by a Supplier that a brand can adopt under its own branding. - **Novel Food**: Food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 not consumed to a significant degree in the EU before 15 May 1997. ## Operating principles - An honest "unknown" beats a confident guess. Uncertain items go to a review queue. - `beta` data is always labelled beta and never presented as verified. - Every regulatory rule cites its regulation and register entry. - No payload retention: telemetry covers duration, capability ID, status code, user ID and language only. - Standards are referenced factually. fmcg.network is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or certified by GS1.