Authorized MCP: check a shop is an authorized retailer

Use authorized.by checks in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

1. 1Click Connect Authorized free. There's no sign-in, so its tools are ready at once.
2. 2All seven tools are read-only lookups and start on. Keep `verify_retailer_authorization` for checks before you buy, and switch off the directory searches such as `get_retailers` if your team doesn't browse the listings.
3. 3Add ContextGate to your AI app as a connector or MCP server. The steps for each app are on the Works with page.
4. 4Ask your AI app whether a web shop is an authorized retailer for a brand you want to buy, then open Activity to see the check.

Retailer checks with authorized.by

• Search for a brand on authorized.by and read its public profile.
• List every shop a brand has authorized with `get_brand_retailers`.
• See which brands a shop is authorized to sell with `get_retailer_brands`.
• Verify a shop from its domain plus the brand or a product's GTIN (EAN) with `verify_retailer_authorization`.

Every check, on file

• Activity keeps a record of every brand search and shop check.
• Switch off any tool; it's hidden from your AI app and refused if called.

What you get with Authorized and ContextGate

• Your AI apps can use AuthorizedClaude, Cursor, ChatGPT and other AI apps reach Authorized through the one ContextGate connection you add to them.
• You choose which tools they can useSwitch off any Authorized tool you don't want used. It's hidden from your AI apps and refused if called.
• Every call is checked and recordedYour policies check each call (for example, personal data is hidden and secrets are blocked), and Activity keeps a record of it.

ContextGate sees only the tool calls that go through it, not your AI app's built-in tools or your chats.

Authorized tools

Examples of what your AI apps can do in Authorized. You'll see the exact list of tools after you connect it.

• get_brandsSearch brands (manufacturers) registered on authorized.by, or list them all. Read-only. 'search' matches the brand name, alias or website domain (partial match). Returns for each brand: id, name, slug, logo and the number of retailers it has authorized. Omit 'search' to retrieve the full index; use 'page' and 'size' to paginate. Data scope: results only cover relationships registered and confirmed
• get_brandGet 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
• get_brand_retailersList all retailers (shops) currently authorized by a brand on authorized.by. Read-only. Use this to list a brand's authorized shops; to check one shop by its domain or URL, use verify_retailer_authorization. Sorted by subscription plan (PREMIUM, then START, then FREE) and then by brand-connection count descending. Each retailer includes shop_url, seal_implemented (whether the authorized.by seal is
• get_retailersSearch retailers (shops) registered on authorized.by, or list them all. Read-only. 'search' matches the company name, alias or shop domain (partial match): a URL is reduced to its domain, except on marketplace hosts such as amazon.de or ebay.de, where the store path is kept and the bare host lists every seller. A partial match can find other shops (shop.de also finds myshop.de), so compare shop_ur
• get_retailerGet the public profile of one retailer (shop) on authorized.by. Read-only. Returns address, contact details, opening hours, categories, subscription plan, TÜV certification, customer rating, registration date, seal_implemented (whether the authorized.by seal is live on their shop), and certificate_url / certificate_url_de: links to the retailer's public authorized.by certificate page (English / Ge
• get_retailer_brandsList all brands a retailer (shop) is currently authorized to sell, according to authorized.by. Read-only. Use this to answer 'which brands has shop X been authorized for?'. Sorted by brand name. Each entry includes official_shop, partnership_date, and certificate_url / certificate_url_de: links to the public authorized.by certificate page (English / German) proving this specific brand-retailer aut
• verify_retailer_authorizationCheck whether a shop is an authorized retailer of a brand, from the shop's domain or URL plus the brand or one of its products' GTIN (EAN). Read-only. Use this when you know the seller's domain, e.g. from a shopping or UCP catalog result. Pass exactly one of 'brand' or 'gtin'; a GTIN resolves the product's brand and the check stays brand-level. status: AUTHORIZED = authorization active: the brand