# Use business data in my work (/docs/ways-to-use-smb/use-business-data)



**For:** Product teams, analysts, service providers, and software agents

## Start here [#start-here]

1. Check the capabilities available to the current Workspace credential.
2. Retrieve a known Business and add it to the Workspace when needed.
3. Use the API directly or connect an AI through MCP.

## Capabilities to use [#capabilities-to-use]

| Job                               | SMB capability                                                               | Available through |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Confirm the current identity      | [Get current access](/docs/api-reference/get_current_identity)               | API               |
| Discover current API capabilities | [Get API capabilities](/docs/api-reference/get_api_capabilities)             | API               |
| List Businesses in a Workspace    | [List Workspace Businesses](/docs/api-reference/search_workspace_businesses) | API               |
| Review a known Business           | [Get a Business](/docs/api-reference/get_business)                           | API · MCP         |
| Add it to a Workspace             | [Add a Business](/docs/api-reference/add_business)                           | API · MCP         |
| Keep shared context current       | [Update a Business](/docs/api-reference/update_business)                     | API · MCP         |

Continue with [Connect your AI](/docs/connect-your-ai) or open the [API reference](/docs/api-reference).