IBM has announced that the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph™ is now available through a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the IBM watsonx Orchestrate Agent Catalog. The integration gives enterprises a more secure and standardised way to connect AI agents with verified commercial information and automate business-critical workflows.
As organisations move agentic AI from pilot projects into production, access to accurate and current information has become essential. Agents working with fragmented, incomplete or outdated data can generate unreliable results, particularly in areas such as credit assessment, procurement, regulatory compliance and supplier risk management.
The new integration addresses this challenge by connecting AI agents to Dun & Bradstreet’s trusted business identities and commercial context. Anchored by the D U N S® Number, the D&B Commercial Graph helps agents recognise the same verified organisation across multiple systems and records.
Connecting AI Agents Through MCP
Through the MCP server, organisations can enable agents to discover, retrieve and analyse Dun & Bradstreet’s commercial intelligence within watsonx Orchestrate.
MCP provides a standard, vendor-neutral method for connecting AI systems to external data and tools. It can reduce dependence on custom connectors that take considerable time to develop, secure and maintain.
IBM states that the D&B MCP server can be obtained directly from the Agent Catalog, potentially reducing agent-to-data integration timelines from months to days. Watsonx Orchestrate provides the central environment for building, monitoring, governing and scaling agents across cloud and on-premises systems.
Security and governance are built into the integration. Agents accessing the Commercial Graph operate within Dun & Bradstreet’s established data-quality, permission and audit frameworks, helping businesses align agent activity with their internal security and compliance policies.
Accelerating Adoption Through the IBM–Prolifics Partnership
As an established IBM Business Partner with recognised proficiency in watsonx Orchestrate, Prolifics can help organisations translate this new capability into production-ready business solutions.
Prolifics combines expertise in AI, data engineering, integration, automation and governance to help businesses assess suitable agentic AI use cases, connect watsonx Orchestrate with existing enterprise applications and establish the controls required for responsible deployment.
For example, Prolifics can help procurement teams design agents that monitor supplier stability, sales teams automate prospect research and risk professionals accelerate company verification. Its implementation and integration expertise can also help organisations embed D&B intelligence into end-to-end workflows rather than deploying AI agents as isolated tools.
Prolifics’ wider collaboration with IBM demonstrates its ability to turn IBM technologies into measurable business outcomes. In 2025, it received an IBM Partner Plus Award for North America in the Sustainability category for an AI-powered quality-control solution developed with IBM.
From Business Data to Confident Decisions
The D&B and IBM integration creates opportunities across sales, finance, procurement, compliance and operations. With implementation support from partners such as Prolifics, enterprises can build agents that securely apply trusted commercial context to daily decisions.
The announcement represents an important step towards practical enterprise agentic AI—combining authoritative data, open connectivity, centralised orchestration and experienced implementation support.
Media Contact: Chithra Sivaramakrishnan | +1(646) 362-3877 | chithra.sivaramakrishnan@prolifics.com
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Graph?
It provides verified business identities and commercial intelligence that help organisations consistently recognise companies across different systems and records.
2. What is IBM watsonx Orchestrate?
It is an enterprise platform for building, coordinating, monitoring and governing AI agents and automated workflows.
3. What role does MCP play?
Model Context Protocol provides a standardised way for AI agents to connect with external data sources and tools, reducing custom integration requirements.
4. How can Prolifics support implementation?
Prolifics can assist with use-case planning, architecture, data integration, workflow automation, security, governance and deployment using watsonx Orchestrate.
5. Which business functions could benefit?
Potential applications span sales, marketing, finance, credit, procurement, compliance, operations and supplier-risk management.
