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Get brand profile

get_brand
Read-onlyIdempotent

Get the public profile of one brand (manufacturer) on authorized.by. Read-only. Returns categories, website, headquarters country, description, registration date and the number of authorized retailers. Use get_brands first if you only know an approximate name. Data scope: results only cover relationships registered and confirmed on authorized.by. An empty result or a not-found error does NOT prove that no authorization exists outside authorized.by. Distinguish outcomes: an empty list means no matching record on authorized.by; an error result whose text starts with 'Brand not found' or 'Retailer not found' means the given id/alias is unknown; an error result whose text starts with 'Tool execution failed' is a technical error and says nothing about the data.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
id_or_aliasYesBrand numeric ID, slug or alias, e.g. 'deuter' or '16709'.

Output Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
idYesNumeric authorized.by ID. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.
logoYesLogo image URL, or null.
nameYesDisplay name.
slugYesURL-safe identifier. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.
detailsYesExtended profile details.
categoriesYesProduct categories.
website_urlYesBrand website URL, or null.
product_countYesNumber of products registered on authorized.by; null when unknown.
retailer_countYesNumber of retailers currently authorized by this brand on authorized.by.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / additionalProperties
      Added value: +false
    • changedInput schema / properties / id_or_alias / description
      Previous value: -"Brand numeric ID or alias, e.g. 'deuter' or '16709'."New value: +"Brand numeric ID, slug or alias, e.g. 'deuter' or '16709'."
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "The public profile of one brand.",
+  "properties": {
+    "categories": {
+      "description": "Product categories.",
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "id": {
+            "description": "Numeric authorized.by ID. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.",
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "name_de": {
+            "description": "German category name.",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "name_en": {
+            "description": "English category name.",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "id",
+          "name_de",
+          "name_en"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": [
+        "array",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "details": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "description": "Extended profile details.",
+      "properties": {
+        "description": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Description text in German (de) and English (en); each may be null.",
+          "properties": {
+            "de": {
+              "description": "German text, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "en": {
+              "description": "English text, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "de",
+            "en"
+          ],
+          "type": [
+            "object",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "hq_country": {
+          "description": "Headquarters country code, or null.",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "registration_date": {
+          "description": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the company registered on authorized.by.",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "social": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Social media profile URLs; each may be null.",
+          "properties": {
+            "facebook": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "instagram": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "linkedin": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "youtube": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "instagram",
+            "facebook",
+            "linkedin",
+            "youtube"
+          ],
+          "type": [
+            "object",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "description",
+        "hq_country",
+        "registration_date",
+        "social"
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        "object",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "description": "Numeric authorized.by ID. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "logo": {
+      "description": "Logo image URL, or null.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "description": "Display name.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "product_count": {
+      "description": "Number of products registered on authorized.by; null when unknown.",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "retailer_count": {
+      "description": "Number of retailers currently authorized by this brand on authorized.by.",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "slug": {
+      "description": "URL-safe identifier. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "website_url": {
+      "description": "Brand website URL, or null.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "name",
+    "slug",
+    "website_url",
+    "logo",
+    "categories",
+    "retailer_count",
+    "product_count",
+    "details"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}
  2. First observed

TDQS

A4.4/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already cover the read-only/idempotent/non-destructive profile, but the description adds genuinely non-obvious semantics: results are limited to relationships registered and confirmed on authorized.by, and an empty result is not proof of non-authorization. It further disambiguates outcome classes (empty list vs. 'Brand not found' vs. 'Tool execution failed'), though the returned-field enumeration partly duplicates the output schema.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Purpose, alternative routing, and data scope are front-loaded in the first three sentences. The final outcome-disambiguation sentence is long and somewhat repetitive, but every clause does map to a distinct failure mode an agent must interpret correctly.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present, the description needn't explain return values, and it covers the remaining needs: how to find the right ID, what the data scope means, and how to read empty versus error responses. Nothing required to invoke or interpret it correctly is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100% and the single parameter already documents that it accepts a numeric ID, slug, or alias with examples ('deuter', '16709'), so the description adds no meaning beyond the schema. Baseline 3 applies.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Get the public profile of one brand') plus scope ('on authorized.by') and enumerates the returned fields, so it is clearly distinguishable from get_brands (search) and get_brand_retailers (relationship listing).

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Explicitly routes the agent to the sibling tool: 'Use get_brands first if you only know an approximate name.' It also states the data-scope condition under which results are meaningful and warns that absence of a record on authorized.by does not imply no authorization elsewhere.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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