The D&B Commercial Graph MCP server’s arrival in watsonx Orchestrate’s Agent Catalog represents a significant milestone in making AI agents more practical, secure and valuable for enterprise use.
We’re excited to announce that the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph™ is now live in the watsonx Orchestrate Agent Catalog via Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. By enabling standardized, open connectivity, the MCP server helps organizations connect AI agents to the verified business context they need to automate workflows with confidence.This announcement arrives at a pivotal time for enterprise AI adoption. Organizations have discovered that while creating AI agents is straightforward, scaling them into production environments presents significant challenges, particularly around data quality, secure access, and system compatibility.
The challenge: From prototype to production-ready AI agents
The challenge is clear: businesses need their AI agents to work with real enterprise data sources quickly, securely, and reliably, without requiring extensive custom development or disrupting existing infrastructure. The gap between prototype and production-ready agents often comes down to one critical factor: seamless, secure connectivity to authoritative business data that agents can reliably understand and act on across fragmented enterprise systems.
As AI agents increasingly operate across enterprise workflows, a trusted, consistent view of identity becomes essential. Anchored by the D-U-N-S® Number, the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph™ helps agents recognize the same verified business entity across systems of record, providing an identity layer within the broader context layer needed for trusted, AI-powered work. Connecting through Dun & Bradstreet’s MCP server solves this fundamental challenge by reducing complexity while maintaining enterprise-grade security and data quality.
Organizations can now deploy agents that leverage D&B’s verified commercial data across finance, credit, procurement, compliance and sales, and marketing workflows from day one, transforming how teams turn trusted business context into faster, more confident decisions.
Standardizing how AI agents connect to trusted commercial data
The launch of the D&B Commercial Graph™ in watsonx Orchestrate’s Agent Catalog represents an important evolution in enterprise AI strategy. Companies are increasingly prioritizing standardized, secure integration patterns over custom-built point solutions when connecting agents to critical data sources.
“IBM’s marketplace reach and watsonx Orchestrate’s agent management capabilities create a powerful route for bringing D&B’s trusted commercial data into enterprise AI workflows,” said Jeremy Levin, Alliance Manager at Dun & Bradstreet. “By making access to the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph easier to discover and deploy, we can help more organizations connect agents to verified business identity and context across the systems where decisions are made.”
This integration embodies an open connectivity philosophy. The MCP server offers a vendor-neutral pathway for agents to tap into D&B’s trusted business context—removing the burden of bespoke integrations while creating a foundation that’s both extensible and future-proof.
The architecture is designed for hybrid enterprise environments. Through the MCP framework, that trusted business context can scale across your entire technology ecosystem—from cloud platforms to on-premises systems. Watsonx Orchestrate acts as the orchestration layer, giving you centralized control to build, monitor, and scale agent capabilities that span multiple data sources and applications.
Security and trust are built into the foundation. Agents accessing Dun & Bradstreet’s MCP servers operate within D&B’s established data governance framework, including quality controls, permission structures, and audit trails. This helps agent interactions maintain compliance and align with your organization’s security policies without additional configuration overhead.
Megan Grant, IBM Managing Director of Dun & Bradstreet said “Enterprise AI only creates value when it is grounded in trusted business context. Our strategic partnership with Dun & Bradstreet is built on helping clients make better business decisions through trusted data and technology, and this announcement is the next step in that journey. By bringing the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph into watsonx Orchestrate, we’re enabling organizations to deploy intelligent agents that securely operate across real business workflows and accelerate enterprise AI adoption with greater confidence.”
These architectural principles create a reliable pathway from experimental AI projects to enterprise-scale agent deployments that deliver measurable business value.
Delivering immediate value with long-term scalability
Through watsonx Orchestrate’s Agent Catalog, organizations can use D&B’s MCP server to gain both quick wins and strategic advantages for their AI initiatives:
- Accelerated deployment timelines: Pull Dun & Bradstreet’s MCP server directly from the Agent Catalog and compress agent-to-data connection timeframes from months-long custom development cycles to just days.
- Enhanced agent intelligence: Empower your agents to discover, extract, and analyze trusted commercial data from D&B’s Commercial Graph™ within proper context, resulting in more accurate, relevant, and actionable outputs.
- Enterprise-grade security by default: Leverage D&B’s established data governance framework, including quality assurance, access permissions, and compliance tracking—all without requiring additional security configuration.
- Simplified technical architecture: Replace fragmented, custom-built connectors and their ongoing maintenance burden with a unified, standards-based integration approach.
- Future-proof extensibility: Build on the MCP foundation to connect additional enterprise data sources, creating a comprehensive agent ecosystem without proprietary lock-in.
These capabilities enable organizations to transition from proof-of-concept AI projects to production-grade agent solutions that drive daily business operations.
Transforming business operations with intelligent agents
This integration unlocks repeatable patterns that organizations can deploy across departments, processes and use cases—creating consistent value throughout the enterprise.
Automating company research with trusted data
Business teams traditionally invest hours researching companies, cross-referencing data sources, and validating information accuracy. MCP-enabled agents transform this process by:
- Automatically retrieving and synthesizing business data in near real-time
- Converting manual research tasks into intelligent, automated workflows
- Providing decision-makers with comprehensive, current intelligence
Organizations see dramatic reductions in research time while improving data quality and completeness.
Creating unified, cross-system workflows
Most enterprise work spans multiple platforms, yet AI solutions typically operate in isolation. Dun & Bradstreet offers enterprise-wide coverage by:
- Connecting verified business context seamlessly into multi-step processes
- Allowing agents to maintain context as they work across different systems
- Eliminating the productivity drain of constant tool-switching
This transforms agents from isolated assistants into true workflow orchestrators that coordinate activities across your technology stack.
Scaling impact across business functions
While initial AI implementations often target individual productivity, MCP connectivity enables enterprise-wide transformation:
- Sales and partnerships: Instant access to detailed company intelligence, financial health indicators, and relationship mapping
- Risk management and compliance: Near real-time business verification, credit assessment, and regulatory compliance data
- Operations and procurement: Automated supplier intelligence, financial stability monitoring, and vendor risk evaluation
The standardized integration pattern means successful implementations in one department can be rapidly replicated across the organization, multiplying ROI.
Ensuring data currency and reliability
Business landscapes change rapidly, but many automation tools rely on stale snapshots. Near real-time access ensures:
- Agents work with the latest, most authoritative business data available
- Decisions and recommendations reflect current market conditions
- Organizations can confidently use agent outputs for critical business functions
This near real-time accuracy is particularly crucial in risk-sensitive scenarios where outdated information can lead to costly mistakes.
The compounding effect
Across use cases, the fundamental value proposition remains constant: AI agents become exponentially more valuable when they can securely access and leverage authoritative business intelligence in real time.
Begin your journey with intelligent business agents
The D&B Commercial Graph MCP server’s arrival in watsonx Orchestrate’s Agent Catalog represents a significant milestone in making AI agents more practical, secure and valuable for enterprise use.
This integration brings together Dun & Bradstreet’s authoritative business intelligence with watsonx Orchestrate’s comprehensive agent management platform, enabling organizations to deploy agents that deliver real business impact from the start.
About Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet provides the verified commercial identity foundation for enterprises to deploy AI at scale. The company originated the D‑U‑N‑S® Number in 1963, now the global standard for identifying commercial entities. Anchored by this identifier, the D&B Commercial Graph™ structures and connects business identity consistently across systems, enabling AI to operate on accurate, validated data. Since 1841, businesses of every size have relied on Dun & Bradstreet to navigate change and accelerate growth. For more information, visit http://www.dnb.com.
About IBM
IBM brings together software, consulting and infrastructure to help clients solve the business challenges that matter most. Our platforms embed AI into core systems and workflows, improve the economics of real work and scale securely across hybrid cloud environments. We deploy solutions inside IBM before we bring them to clients, so what we deliver is not just designed, but proven.
Source: ibm.com
