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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/guides/product-parts-services-resolver",
 "title": "Can a Product Tell Software Which Parts and Services It Needs?",
 "description": "Product identity can already resolve compatible parts and services in bounded systems, from eBay's compatibility APIs to the GS1 resolver standard.",
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 "direct_answer": "Yes. In bounded product ecosystems, software can already use a product identity or configuration to resolve **which parts fit**. It can also resolve **which services apply and what the next machine-readable step is**. eBay's vehicle-parts compatibility APIs are a clear current example: software can compare a candidate part with structured vehicle attributes and return compatibility information.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-04",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-04",
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  {
   "url": "https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/user-guides/static/trading-user-guide/compatible-parts-api-support.html",
   "name": "eBay Developers: Compatible parts API support, accessed 4 September 2026. Used for structured vehicle and part compatibility in supported categories and markets."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.edp.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/static/api-browse.html",
   "name": "eBay Developers: Browse API compatibility, accessed 4 September 2026. Used for machine-operable compatibility status against vehicle attributes."
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  {
   "url": "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/resolver/",
   "name": "GS1: GS1-Conformant Resolver Standard 1.2.1, August 2026. Used for product identity resolving to multiple typed machine-discoverable resources."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://ref.gs1.org/standards/digital-link/uri-syntax/1.7.0/",
   "name": "GS1: Digital Link URI Syntax 1.7.0, August 2026. Supporting source for persistent GS1 identifiers represented in resolvable web form."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/blob/main/docs/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools.mdx",
   "name": "Model Context Protocol: Tools, 2026-07-28. Used for discoverable structured machine tools and invocation capability."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2026-07-28/",
   "name": "Model Context Protocol: July 2026 release, 28 July 2026. Used for current protocol maturity and authorisation-hardening context."
  }
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