Developers

How do I connect my AI tool to CentralSource?

Use the REST API or the MCP server at api.centralsource.com.au with a key the business creates for your tool. Every response contains only approved, current information that the key is allowed to see, with version numbers and effective dates.

Choose how your tool reads it

Your tool	Best way in
Voice receptionist or chatbot that keeps knowledge in its prompt	`GET /v1/export/prompt`: everything in one text block. Cache on the ETag; send `If-None-Match` and you get 304 until something changes
Agent that can call tools (ChatGPT, Claude, ElevenAgents, Vapi, n8n, Dify, …)	The MCP server at `/mcp`
Voice flow that needs one exact answer fast	`GET /v1/lookup?field=postcodes&value=3078`
Chat or search over a large business	`GET /v1/search?q=…`: returns `found:false` rather than a weak match
Tool that can't connect to anything	The business downloads its approved answers as one file and loads it in

REST API

curl https://api.centralsource.com.au/v1/export/prompt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CS_KEY"

Other read endpoints: /v1/profile (identity, locations, service areas), /v1/records and /v1/records/{id}, /v1/search, /v1/lookup. The full description is in the OpenAPI document.

MCP server

Endpoint https://api.centralsource.com.au/mcp, authenticated with the same key. Tools:

get_all_knowledge: the whole approved set for the key's audience
search_knowledge: keyword and meaning search
lookup_fact: exact field lookup
list_records and get_record
get_business_profile

What every response guarantees

Only approved information that is in force now (future-dated changes appear on their date)
Only what the key's audience level allows: public, customers or staff
A version number and effective date on each fact, and a revision for caching
When nothing approved answers the question, it says so, and the question is listed for the business to answer

Public business pages

Each verified business also has a public page at centralsource.com.au/b/<business>/ with schema.org LocalBusiness data, and its public facts as JSON at …/facts.json.

Building for clients?

See the agency page