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Practical, no-fluff guides for real-world data lookups. Last updated: May 21, 2026

• What is an MCP server for government data?An MCP server gives AI agents one endpoint and one key to reach government and public datasets. Here is what that means and how to connect one in minutes.
• How to check if a trucking company is safe (free DOT number lookup)Look up any carrier by DOT or MC number, read its FMCSA safety record, and spot the red flags before you book a load or hire a fleet.
• How to check if a person or company is on the sanctions list (free OFAC search)Screen a name against OFAC, EU, UN, and BIS lists, understand what a hit means, and know your reporting obligations.
• Is this CVE patched yet? How to check exploit status and patch availabilityPull the CVE record, check the CISA KEV catalog, read the EPSS exploit score, and decide how fast to act.
• How to check if your county has a FEMA disaster declarationSearch FEMA disaster declarations by county, learn the declaration types, and find out whether you can apply for assistance.
• How to decode a VIN and find every recall on a vehicle (free NHTSA lookup)Break down the 17 characters of a VIN, decode it to full specs, and pull every NHTSA recall, all for free.
• Free options chain with Greeks: how to pull live options data for any stockPull a full options chain with strikes, expirations, bid-ask, volume, open interest, IV, and the Greeks for any ticker.
• Free home value and rent data for any US metro (Zillow ZHVI + ZORI via API)Pull the typical home value and asking rent for any US metro or state, with 1-year and 5-year trends, from one MCP endpoint. Built on free Zillow Research data.
• How to give an AI agent access to US government dataConnect any MCP-capable agent to SEC, sanctions, FMCSA, Census, and dozens of other US public datasets with one endpoint and one key. Here is the exact config.
• Resale-safe data for AI agents: what it means and why it mattersIf your agent embeds third-party data in its answers, the license matters. Here is what resale-safe means, why US public data qualifies, and how to stay clear of scraped feeds.
• One-call KYB for AI agents: vet any companyGive an agent a single tool that vets a company: resolve its identity across sources, screen for sanctions and red flags, and score counterparty risk. Here is the workflow.
• The cheapest way to add live sanctions, SEC, court, and recall data to an agentYou can wire sanctions screening, SEC filings, federal court records, and product recalls into an AI agent for free. Here are the domains, the tools, and the exact cost.
• How to check if a company is on a sanctions list with an AI agentGive an AI agent one tool that screens a company or person against the OFAC, EU, UN, and BIS lists in a single call, and pin the right entity first so you screen the real company.
• Resolve any US company to its canonical IDs (CIK, LEI, EIN)One MCP tool takes a company name and returns the join keys an agent needs: SEC CIK and ticker, GLEIF LEI plus the ownership chain, IRS EIN, and more, each with a confidence score.
• Underwriting risk data for AI agents: flood, disaster, and environmentalThree MCP tools give an underwriting agent a site-level hazard score, an area disaster history, and a facility environmental-compliance read, all over resale-safe public records.
• Vet a freight carrier in one callOne MCP tool takes a USDOT number, MC number, or carrier name and returns a GO, CAUTION, or NO-GO verdict built from FMCSA safety data, a sanctions screen, court records, and federal awards.
• Map a company's corporate ownership tree with an AI agentOne MCP tool takes a company name or LEI, climbs to the ultimate parent, and walks down the reported subsidiaries so an agent can map a corporate family in a single call.
• Screen a company's owners against sanctionsChain three MCP tools to map a company's corporate ownership and screen the parent and subsidiaries against the OFAC, EU, UN, and BIS lists, all over resale-safe public data.
• Estimate market size for any US industry with public dataOne MCP tool joins Census County Business Patterns and BLS QCEW to return establishments, employment, and a wage-based market-size anchor for any US industry and geography.
• How much it costs to operate a business in each US stateOne MCP tool compares a US state's labor and energy costs against the national average and returns a LOW, MODERATE, or HIGH cost banding built from BLS QCEW pay and EIA electricity prices.

Last updated: May 21, 2026 · LiveDataLink home