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I want to see ranked matches with their broker and adviser scope plus any disclosure flags before I do a full verify.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Disambiguate common adviser name","prompt":"I need to find the right CRD number for a financial adviser named John Smith — there are probably several of them. Can you pull up all the ranked CRD candidates so I can see their current firms, broker and adviser scope, and whether any of them have disclosures? I want to narrow it down before I do a full verification."},{"title":"Screen wealth management firm registration","prompt":"We're onboarding a new partner and need to verify their firm, Pinnacle Wealth Management. Can you search for all CRD candidates matching that firm name and return their registration numbers, scope details, and any disclosure flags so we can identify the correct one before running an authoritative check?"},{"title":"Find broker disclosures before client meeting","prompt":"I have a client asking about an adviser named Sarah Johnson who supposedly works at Merrill Lynch in California. Can you screen for CRD candidates matching her name and state, and flag whether any of the matches have regulatory disclosures? I want to make sure I'm looking at the right person before digging deeper."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a ranked list of CRD candidates matching the queried name or firm. Each candidate includes their CRD number, full name, current firm affiliation, whether they have broker scope, whether they have adviser scope, and a boolean disclosure flag indicating if any regulatory disclosures exist.","failureModes":["No candidates found for a very specific or misspelled name — returns empty candidate list","Ambiguous name with too many matches may return a large unranked set requiring state narrowing","Invalid state code causes query parameter validation error","Missing required name or firm parameter returns 400 bad request","Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or 429 status"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you have a financial professional or firm name and need to identify the correct CRD number before calling an authoritative verification endpoint. It is specifically designed for the disambiguation step — narrowing down multiple possible registrants with similar names. Prefer this over a direct verify call when the exact CRD is unknown and the name is common or ambiguous. The state parameter is valuable when you know the adviser's location.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T01:06:56.550Z","isFirstParty":false}