MCP tool

search_franchise_financing

Search franchise financing

Free discovery — check whether CapBench has public SBA/franchise financing data for a brand, and the public profile/API URLs. Use before previewing or unlocking the paid $9 report.

Input

Field	Type	Notes
queryrequired	string	Franchise brand name, e.g. 'The UPS Store'.
state	string	Two-letter US state code.

Example call

Does CapBench have UPS Store financing data?

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_franchise_financing",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "The UPS Store",
      "state": "FL"
    }
  }
}

POST to https://www.capbench.com/api/mcp.

Output

Discovery/preview data plus a `$9` order with both payment options (Stripe Checkout URL and the agentic `complete_checkout` path), a `report_request_id`/`order_id`, and — once paid — the full report. Wrapped in the standard envelope below.

Example response

Every result is wrapped in the standard CapBench envelope — same canonical_url, data_freshness, methodology, source_summary, caveats, and citation as the REST API.

{
  "ok": true,
  "canonical_url": "https://www.capbench.com/franchises",
  "data_freshness": {
    "sba_records_through": "2026-05-31",
    "fdic_records_through": "2026-03-31",
    "dealroom_last_updated": "2026-06-17",
    "timezone": "America/Chicago"
  },
  "source_summary": [
    "Public SBA 7(a) loan records",
    "FDIC institution data",
    "CapBench lender and franchise enrichment"
  ],
  "results": {
    "query": "The UPS Store",
    "matches": [
      {
        "franchise_brand": "The UPS Store",
        "brand_slug": "the-ups-store",
        "public_profile_url": "https://www.capbench.com/franchises/the-ups-store",
        "basic_api_url": "https://www.capbench.com/api/public/franchises/the-ups-store"
      }
    ],
    "paid_report": {
      "product_code": "franchise_sba_lender_report",
      "price_usd": 9,
      "currency": "usd",
      "unlock_tool": "preview_franchise_sba_fit"
    }
  },
  "caveats": [
    "CapBench data is market intelligence, not a credit decision or SBA eligibility determination."
  ],
  "citation": {
    "label": "CapBench SBA Intelligence",
    "url": "https://www.capbench.com/franchises",
    "source_type": "CapBench Data"
  }
}

Caveats

The server sets the $9 price; the agent must not. CapBench never accepts raw card or bank credentials.
Report content is market intelligence, not a credit decision or guarantee of financing.

Continuation URL

Returns a continuation URL to the CapBench report page and, for paid tools, a Stripe Checkout URL. The agentic path uses complete_checkout with a Shared Payment Granted Token.

Lead & consent

Anonymous until the user acts. Payment requires explicit user confirmation; CapBench never receives raw card or bank credentials (Stripe processes payment). No lender introduction happens without user consent.

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