ALK Compliance MCP

Likely US product compliance rules for a product sold into a US state or market: CPSIA children's product certificate vs general certificate, California Prop 65 warnings, Minnesota PFAS (Amara's Law), and state packaging EPR (Oregon, Colorado, California). Each item is a potential issue with an official source link and the ALK desk that fixes it. Read-only, not legal advice.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "product_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the product is, e.g. 'kids toy', 'water bottle', 'rain jacket'"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US state (2-letter code or name) or 'US' for nationwide"
    },
    "for_children_12_or_under": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger"
    },
    "sold_in_packaging": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Ships in packaging or paper you supply (default true)"
    },
    "contains_intentionally_added_pfas": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Known or suspected intentionally added PFAS"
    },
    "imported": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "You import the product into the US"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "product_type",
    "state"
  ]
}

Checks whether an employee benefit plan likely needs a Form 5500 and when it is due (last day of the 7th month after plan year end; Form 5558 extension), with the small unfunded/insured welfare plan exemption flag. Cites IRS and DOL rules and links the ALK Benefits Compliance Desk. Read-only, not legal advice.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "plan_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "retirement",
        "welfare"
      ],
      "description": "retirement (401k, pension) or welfare (health, dental, life, disability)"
    },
    "plan_year_end": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Plan year end date YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2025-12-31)"
    },
    "participants_at_start_of_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Participants at the beginning of the plan year"
    },
    "welfare_funding": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "insured",
        "general_assets",
        "trust",
        "unknown"
      ],
      "description": "Welfare plans only: how benefits are paid"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "plan_type",
    "plan_year_end"
  ]
}

Deadlines for a federal contractor or grant recipient from fiscal year end and award type: incurred cost submission (ICS) 6 months after FYE under FAR 52.216-7(d)(2); SF-425/financial report cadence and closeout under 2 CFR 200.328 and 200.344; single audit at $1,000,000+ federal expenditures under 2 CFR 200.501 with the 200.512 due date. Links the ALK Federal Funds Desk. Read-only, not legal advice.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "fiscal_year_end": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Your fiscal year end YYYY-MM-DD"
    },
    "award_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "cost_reimbursement_contract",
        "grant_or_cooperative_agreement",
        "both"
      ],
      "description": "Award type"
    },
    "federal_expenditures_this_fy": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Grants only: federal award dollars expended this fiscal year (for single audit)"
    },
    "report_frequency": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "quarterly",
        "semiannual",
        "annual",
        "unknown"
      ],
      "description": "Grants only: financial report frequency in your award terms"
    },
    "period_of_performance_end": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Grants only: award period of performance end YYYY-MM-DD (for closeout)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "fiscal_year_end",
    "award_type"
  ]
}

Lists the ALK Trading compliance desks that fix the issues these tools flag, with what each fixes and its URL.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}