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AI Access (MCPs)

Connect an AI assistant to Dotlas data and ask questions in plain language.

The Dotlas MCP is a server that lets an AI assistant, such as Claude, query Dotlas restaurant market data directly. Instead of downloading a dataset and loading it into your warehouse, you connect your AI client once and ask questions in natural language. The assistant calls Dotlas tools to fetch live answers about brands, menus, pricing, delivery, promotions, and search visibility.

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data.

Access is granted per organization

The Dotlas MCP is available to enabled organizations. If your organization is not set up yet, contact us to request access. Once enabled, any member can connect a client and start asking.

How it works

You ask your assistant a question. The assistant decides which Dotlas tool answers it, sends the tool a few structured arguments, and gets back a read-only result. Your conversation stays in your client. Dotlas only ever receives the arguments a tool needs.

flowchart LR
    A[You] --> B[AI assistant]
    B -->|calls a tool| C[Dotlas MCP]
    C -->|read-only query| D[(Dotlas data)]
    D -->|result| C
    C -->|answer| B
    B --> A

Dataset download vs. the MCP

The MCP does not replace dataset delivery. It is a second way to reach the same data, suited to questions rather than bulk analysis.

Dataset download Dotlas MCP
How you get data Bulk file to your warehouse Ask a question, get an answer
Best for Large-scale analysis, joins, modeling Lookups, exploration, agent workflows
Freshness Snapshot at delivery Live at query time
Who uses it Data teams Anyone with an AI client

What you can ask

The tools are grouped into six families. A few examples:

  • Discovery

    Find brands and cuisines, and see the markets you can access.

    What you can ask

  • Menus & pricing

    Read a brand's menu shape, prices, discounts, and price history.

    What you can ask

  • Geography & outlets

    Map a brand's footprint, find nearby outlets, and see competitors.

    What you can ask

  • Delivery, search & promotions

    Track delivery KPIs, search ranking, promotions, and openings.

    What you can ask

Next steps

  • Connect a client

    Set up Claude or any MCP client in a few steps.

    Connect

  • What you can ask

    The full list of tool families and example questions.

    Explore the tools

  • Security & trust

    Read-only access, per-organization scoping, and a clear data boundary.

    Review security

Ready to try it?

Enabled organizations can head straight to Connect a client. Everyone else can contact us to request access.