# GlobalData

> GlobalData Plc (LSE: DATA) is a London-based data, analytics and insights company. Its
> machine-readable surface is agent-native rather than REST-first: a first-party Model Context
> Protocol gateway at mcp.globaldata.com exposes company, deal, news, filing, patent, jobs,
> report, project and market-data intelligence across 20+ industry verticals as callable agent
> tools. There is one MCP server endpoint per vertical, all sharing a single tool interface.

Generated by API Evangelist from GlobalData's published developer reference and probed discovery
documents. This file is NOT published by GlobalData; the provider serves no /llms.txt.
Generated: 2026-09-13.

## What you can call

- [MCP developer reference](https://mcp.globaldata.com/): the full first-party documentation —
  architecture, progressive discovery, authentication, client setup, the tool catalog, worked
  examples, data methodology, versioning and support.
- Endpoint pattern: `https://mcp.globaldata.com/{site}/mcp` — Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0,
  `Accept: application/json, text/event-stream`.
- [Agentic Resource Discovery manifest](https://mcp.globaldata.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json):
  machine-readable list of all 23 vertical MCP endpoints, each with a description and
  representative queries. Read this first if you do not already know the site slugs.

## Authentication

- OAuth 2.1 via GlobalData SSO. Every endpoint returns HTTP 401 until a bearer token is presented.
- [Authorization server metadata](https://mcp.globaldata.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server)
  (RFC 8414) and
  [protected resource metadata](https://mcp.globaldata.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource)
  (RFC 9728). The 401 challenge names the protected-resource document, so a compliant MCP client
  can discover the authorization server automatically.
- Two documented flows: Authorization Code + PKCE for interactive clients, and a credentials grant
  (`POST https://login.globaldata.com/oauth/token`) for server-to-server agents.
- Scopes are OIDC identity scopes only (`openid profile email offline_access`). Data access is
  decided by subscription entitlement, not by scope.
- Credentials are issued by GlobalData's Direct Data Solutions team; there is no self-service tier.

## How a query works

1. Connect and authenticate, then `initialize`.
2. `list_domains` to see what your subscription exposes for that vertical.
3. `discover_capabilities('<domain>')` for standard tools, `reveal_advanced('<domain>')` for
   analytics. Both emit `notifications/tools/list_changed`.
4. `resolve_entities` to map plain-English terms to GlobalData's canonical taxonomy. Confidence
   below 0.65 is dropped and reported in `dropped_filters`.
5. Call the `list_*` tool with resolved filters, or call `search` and let the facade route.
6. Verify `applied_filters` before trusting any count. Read `resolved`, `dropped_filters`,
   `warnings` and `scope_warning`.
7. Chain across domains on `company_id`, the primary join key.
8. Paginate with `pagination.next_page.example_args`.

A query with no selective filter is rejected pre-flight with `result_set_too_large`, and the error
names the filters that would make it valid.

## Always-on gateway tools

`list_domains` · `search` · `resolve_entities` · `discover_capabilities` · `reveal_advanced` ·
`get_capabilities` · `tool_search`

## Content domains

companies · deals · news · filings · patents · jobs · reports · social · buying_signals ·
market_data · contacts (construction, meedprojects) · projects (construction, meedprojects) ·
innovation (construction) · fdi_projects (all) · global_ads (all) · ict_contracts (technology) ·
pldb (consumer) · defence_projects (ads) · innovation_explorer (disruptor, insurance) ·
mine_projects and mining_cost_curve (mining) · power_plants plus six more power domains (power) ·
six oil & gas domains (oilgas) · eight sport domains (sport)

## Company pages

- [GlobalData](https://www.globaldata.com/)
- [Direct Data Solutions](https://www.globaldata.com/solutions/api-data-feeds/)
- [Data & Insights](https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/)
- [Contact / request access](https://www.globaldata.com/contact-us/)
- [Sign in](https://login.globaldata.com/login/index)
- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.globaldata.com/terms-conditions/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.globaldata.com/privacy-policy/)

## What GlobalData does NOT publish

- No OpenAPI, GraphQL SDL, AsyncAPI, Protobuf or WSDL contract anywhere.
- No A2A agent card on any host.
- No security.txt, no OpenID Connect discovery document, no api-catalog.
- No status page (there is a bare `/health` liveness endpoint returning "Healthy").
- No dated changelog, no SLA, no published rate-limit numbers or headers, no published pricing.
- No first-party SDK on npm, PyPI or any other registry.