Meridian market data, directly in your AI assistant.

Inputs

• query· string (1–200 chars) · required

  Industry name, technology, segment, or company.

When the AI calls this

Always called first when the user mentions a market by name ("cardiac stents", "GLP-1 agonists", "industrial robotics").

Example

// Input
{ "query": "cardiac stents" }

// Output (truncated)
{
  "query": "cardiac stents",
  "matches": [
    {
      "slug": "cardiovascular-stents",
      "title": "Cardiovascular Stents",
      "industry": "Medical Devices",
      "snippet": "The cardiovascular stents market spans drug-eluting, bare-metal, and bioresorbable platforms…",
      "tam_usd_millions": 9420,
      "cagr_pct": 5.8,
      "source_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets/cardiovascular-stents"
    }
  ]
}

Inputs

• slug· string · required

  e.g. "cardiovascular-stents".

When the AI calls this

Called after search_markets identifies a slug, when the user wants depth on one market.

Example

// Input
{ "slug": "cardiovascular-stents" }

// Output (truncated)
{
  "slug": "cardiovascular-stents",
  "title": "Cardiovascular Stents",
  "industry": "Medical Devices",
  "base_year": 2026,
  "forecast_year": 2030,
  "market_size_usd_millions": 9420,
  "forecast_size_usd_millions": 12480,
  "cagr_pct": 5.8,
  "top_companies": [ { "name": "Abbott", "share": 26.4 }, … ],
  "segments": [ … ],
  "regions": [ … ],
  "drivers": [ … ],
  "restraints": [ … ],
  "source_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets/cardiovascular-stents"
}

Inputs

• slug· string · required

  Market slug.

• year· integer · optional

  e.g. 2028. Defaults to base year.

• geo· string · optional

  Region or country (e.g. "EU", "US", "APAC"). Defaults to global.

When the AI calls this

The most-frequent query type. Use when the user asks for a specific number.

Example

// Input
{ "slug": "cardiovascular-stents", "year": 2028, "geo": "EU" }

// Output
{
  "slug": "cardiovascular-stents",
  "title": "Cardiovascular Stents",
  "size_usd_millions": 3240,
  "currency": "USD",
  "year": 2028,
  "geography": "Europe",
  "geography_share_pct": 27.2,
  "cagr_pct": 5.8,
  "source_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets/cardiovascular-stents"
}

Inputs

• slug· string · required

  Market slug.

When the AI calls this

When the user asks "who are the players" or "leading companies".

Example

// Input
{ "slug": "cardiovascular-stents" }

// Output
{
  "slug": "cardiovascular-stents",
  "title": "Cardiovascular Stents",
  "companies": [
    { "name": "Abbott",          "hq": "USA", "revenue": 43.7, "share": 26.4 },
    { "name": "Boston Scientific","hq": "USA", "revenue": 14.2, "share": 22.1 },
    { "name": "Medtronic",       "hq": "IRL", "revenue": 31.5, "share": 18.6 }
  ],
  "note": "Public preview shows top-5. Full top-25 with cap-stack and segment exposure is available in the commissioned report.",
  "commission_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/pricing?market=Cardiovascular%20Stents",
  "source_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets/cardiovascular-stents"
}

Inputs

• slug· string · required

  Market slug.

• scenario· "base" | "bull" | "bear" · optional

  Defaults to base.

When the AI calls this

When the user asks for a multi-year projection or scenario sensitivity ("upside case", "downside").

Example

// Input
{ "slug": "cardiovascular-stents", "scenario": "bull" }

// Output (truncated)
{
  "slug": "cardiovascular-stents",
  "scenario": "bull",
  "currency": "USD",
  "forecast": [
    { "year": 2026, "value": 9420,  "yoyGrowth": 5.2 },
    { "year": 2027, "value": 10100, "yoyGrowth": 7.2 },
    { "year": 2028, "value": 10940, "yoyGrowth": 8.3 }
  ],
  "scenario_overlay": { "bull": { … }, "base": { … }, "bear": { … } },
  "source_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets/cardiovascular-stents"
}

Inputs

No arguments.

When the AI calls this

When the user is exploring what's available (no specific market mentioned).

Example

// Input
{}

// Output (truncated)
{
  "industries": [
    { "industry": "Medical Devices", "market_count": 18 },
    { "industry": "Healthcare",      "market_count": 14 },
    { "industry": "Industrial",      "market_count": 9 }
  ],
  "total": 24,
  "catalog_url": "https://meridianconsensus.com/markets"
}

Inputs

• industry· string · required

  e.g. "Medical Devices".

When the AI calls this

After list_industries, when the user picks a vertical to explore.

Example

// Input
{ "industry": "Medical Devices" }

// Output (truncated)
{
  "industry_query": "Medical Devices",
  "markets": [
    { "slug": "cardiovascular-stents", "title": "Cardiovascular Stents", "tam_usd_millions": 9420, "cagr_pct": 5.8, … },
    { "slug": "insulin-pumps",         "title": "Insulin Pumps",         "tam_usd_millions": 6800, "cagr_pct": 9.1, … }
  ]
}