Validate companies

validate-companies

Validates Israeli company references in text by looking them up in the Israeli Companies Registrar (ICA) via the isracorp MCP server.

Required MCP Server

This skill requires the isracorp MCP server to be running and registered. The server exposes two tools:

• search_company(name) — search by partial name (Hebrew or English)
• get_company(number) — lookup by 9-digit registration number

Workflow

Step 1: Extract Company References

Scan the text for company mentions:

1. Hebrew names with legal suffixes: patterns matching <name> בע"מ, <name> בעמ, <name> בע״מ, <name> חברה ציבורית, <name> בערבון מוגבל

2. English names with legal suffixes: <NAME> Ltd, <NAME> Limited, <NAME> Inc, <NAME> LLC

3. Company numbers already present: ח.פ. XXXXXXXXX, ח"פ XXXXXXXXX, ח.צ. XXXXXXXXX, ח"צ XXXXXXXXX, No. XXXXXXXXX (9-digit sequences, with or without dashes in XX-XXXXXX-X format)

4. Placeholder patterns indicating missing details: ח.פ. ___, ח.צ. ___, No. ___, incorporated in ___, registered in ___, with registered address at ____

5. Hebrew incorporation/registration phrases — these signal a company reference even without a name immediately preceding them:

   • חברה המאוגדת בישראל — "a company incorporated in Israel"
   • חברה הרשומה בישראל — "a company registered in Israel"
   • חברת שמשרדה הרשום ב[כתובת] — "a company whose registered office is at [address]"
   • שמשרדה הרשום בכתובת ___ — registered office address placeholder
   • חברה ישראלית — generic "Israeli company" label
   • Any variant of the above with blanks (___) in place of a name, number, or address

   When such a phrase appears with a name before it, treat the name + phrase as a single company reference and attempt to validate the name. When it appears with only blanks, flag it as an incomplete reference and prompt the user to supply the company name or number.

For each mention, note:

• The company name (Hebrew and/or English), if present
• The registration number if already present
• Which details are missing (number, city/address, status)
• Whether the mention uses an incorporation phrase (affects the citation format)

Step 2: Validate Each Mention

For each extracted mention:

If a company number is already present:

→ call get_company({ number: "XXXXXXXXX" })
→ verify it matches the name in the text
→ if mismatch: flag as discrepancy

If only a name is present (no number):

→ strip legal suffix from the name
→ call search_company({ name: "<stripped name>" })
→ if no results AND name contains parentheses: strip the parenthetical and retry
  (e.g. "שירותי בריאות (ירושלים)" → retry as "שירותי בריאות")
→ if multiple results: use pickBestMatch logic (see below)
→ if still no results: mark as "not found"

pickBestMatch logic:

• If one result clearly matches (name is a close match) → use it
• If 2 results are nearly equally close → present both to the user and ask them to select
• If no results match well → mark as "not found"

Step 3: Format and Present Results

For each confirmed match with missing details, produce the completed citation.

Determining the number label:

Preserving existing labels: If the source text already contains a label (ח.פ., ח.צ., or Company Number) next to a placeholder blank, keep that label exactly as written — do not replace it even if the company type would suggest a different label.

Hebrew context — standard citation:

[שם בעברית], [ח.פ.|ח.צ.] [מספר], עם כתובת רשומה ב[כתובת]

Example (private): חברת בע"מ, ח.פ. 51-123456-1, עם כתובת רשומה ברחוב ביאליק 46, תל אביב-יפו Example (public): חברה בע"מ, ח.צ. 52-123456-1, עם כתובת רשומה ברחוב הרצל 12, תל אביב-יפו

Hebrew context — incorporation phrase (when the original text uses חברה המאוגדת בישראל / חברה הרשומה בישראל / שמשרדה הרשום ב): preserve the original phrasing and insert the missing details inline:

[שם בעברית], [ח.פ.|ח.צ.] [מספר], חברה המאוגדת בישראל, שמשרדה הרשום ב[כתובת]

Example: טכנוגל בע"מ, ח.פ. 51-234567-9, חברה הרשומה בישראל, שמשרדה הרשום ברחוב הנמל 12, חיפה

English context:

[English Name], Company Number [XX-XXXXXX-X], with registered address at [number] [street], [city]

Example: Commercial LTD, Company Number 51-123456-1, with registered address at 54 Bialik Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo

For not found companies, clearly state:

"[Name]" was not found in the Israeli Companies Registrar. Please verify the name before using.

For dissolved or violating companies, include a warning:

⚠ WARNING: [Name] ([ח.פ.|ח.צ.] XXXXXXXXX) — Status: מחוקה / violation: מפרה. Verify current status before signing.

Step 4: Report Summary

Present a structured summary:

Found X company reference(s):

✓ Validated: [Hebrew name] / [English name]
  [ח.פ.|ח.צ.] [number] | Status: [status] | [address]
  Citation: [formatted citation]

⚠ Warning: [Hebrew name] / [English name]
  [ח.פ.|ח.צ.] [number] | Status: מחוקה — company is dissolved

✗ Not found: [company name as mentioned]
  Could not find this company in the Israeli Companies Registrar.
  Suggestions: [top 2 candidates if any, for manual verification]

Always show both Hebrew and English names in the summary when the registry has both. If the English name is absent from the registry, omit the / [English name] part.

Examples

Example 1: Fill in missing number

Input: "הסכם בין טכנוגל בע"מ, ח.פ. ___, לבין צד ב"

Process:

1. Extract: טכנוגל בע"מ with placeholder number
2. search_company({ name: "טכנוגל" }) → returns TECHNOgel LTD, 51-234567-9
3. Confirm single clear match

Output: טכנוגל בע"מ, ח.פ. 51-234567-9, עם כתובת רשומה ברחוב הנמל 12, חיפה

Example 2: Incorporation phrase with blank address

Input: "טכנוגל בע"מ, חברה הרשומה בישראל, שמשרדה הרשום בכתובת ___, ח.פ. ___"

Process:

1. Extract: טכנוגל בע"מ — name known; number and address are placeholders; incorporation phrase חברה הרשומה בישראל / שמשרדה הרשום ב detected
2. search_company({ name: "טכנוגל" }) → returns TECHNOgel LTD, 51-234567-9, registered address: רחוב הנמל 12, חיפה
3. Fill all placeholders, preserving original phrasing

Output: טכנוגל בע"מ, ח.פ. 51-234567-9, חברה הרשומה בישראל, שמשרדה הרשום ברחוב הנמל 12, חיפה

Example 3: Verify existing number

Input: "BUILDWISE LTD, Company Number 51-234567-9, with registered address at 12 HaNamal Street, Haifa"

Process:

1. Extract: BUILDWISE LTD with number 51-234567-9
2. get_company({ number: "51-234567-9" }) → returns TECHNOgel LTD (different name)
3. Flag mismatch

Output: ⚠ Discrepancy: Number 51-234567-9 belongs to TECHNOgel LTD, not BUILDWISE LTD. Please check.

Notes

• Always verify: company number check digit is validated before any API call
• Language detection: if the surrounding text is Hebrew (majority of characters in Hebrew Unicode range \u0590–\u05FF), use Hebrew citation format; otherwise use English
• If the isracorp MCP server is not available, inform the user and suggest checking ica.justice.gov.il manually