• LEGAL
  • PEOPLE
  • FINANCE
  • HUMAN

How to perform French company due diligence with your AI

Connect Pappers to your agent to pull live data from the French business registry. Your agent handles the data gathering so you can focus on the risk assessment.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to do due diligence on French companies?

Your agent uses official registry data to pull company profiles, financial statements, and ownership structures. You get a clear view of a company's legal and financial standing. This breakdown shows you how the agent works.

The outcomes.

Where your findings land.

The agent organizes registry data into these specific categories for your review.

LEGAL

Entity status

The agent checks if a company is active or dissolved using official records. You get the current legal registration details.

PEOPLE

Leadership and ownership

Your AI identifies officers and the ultimate beneficial owners. This helps you map out who actually controls the business.

FINANCE

Financial health

The agent pulls filed financial statements to show revenue and solvency. You get the numbers needed to judge fiscal stability.

HUMAN

Final decision

The AI provides the raw data and summaries. You must perform the final risk judgment and sign off on the report.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The agent acts as a bridge between your chat and the French commercial registry.

  1. Locate the entity

    The agent finds the correct business in the French registry using its name or registration number.

    search_french_companies

  2. Gather company profile

    Once found, the agent pulls the full legal profile and registration details for that specific entity.

    get_french_company_details

  3. Audit finances

    The agent pulls the latest filed financial documents to check the company's bottom line.

    get_company_financials

  4. Map ownership

    The agent identifies the people in charge and the individuals who hold significant control.

    search_company_officerssearch_ultimate_beneficial_owners

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your investigation.

Starting points

Replace the company names and registration numbers with the specific entities you are investigating.

Pappers Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kexeLZcF6fWJOYuz9ftM7d1gzR1zsSGPlqHEttGq/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Pappers capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "pappers-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_kexeLZcF6fWJOYuz9ftM7d1gzR1zsSGPlqHEttGq/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Find the legal status and registration details for LVMH in France.

  • Who are the ultimate beneficial owners for the company with SIREN 123456789?

  • Get the latest financial statements for Bouygues to check their solvency.

  • List all current officers for the company 'TotalEnergies SE'.

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Start here

Connect Pappers once, then ask.

One click connects the registry data to your agent. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure on our side.

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FAQ

How the due diligence task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change company data in the registry?

    No. The AI can only read data from the official registry. It cannot modify or delete any legal records.

  • 02

    Does the AI decide if a company is a safe investment?

    No. The AI provides the financial and leadership data, but the final risk assessment is a human task.

  • 03

    Can I search for companies outside of France?

    No. This specific MCP is built to interface with French registry data only.

  • 04

    Does the AI provide real-time data?

    Yes. The agent pulls the most recent information available in the official registry via the tools.

  • 05

    Can the AI generate a PDF report?

    No. The AI provides the information in your chat interface. You would need to copy that data into your own reporting tools.

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