Set up
Skills are installed by placing their folder where your agent loads skills.
The download comes from github.com/InequalTech/china-factory-search itself, not from our server, so what you get is exactly what its author published.
Install instructions come from the README
README
synced Oct 26, 2026China Factory Search — Agent Skill
English · 简体中文
Give your AI agent the ability to search 4.8 million verified Chinese factories — by product, industry, and region — fetch full company profiles and contact info, and run AI-powered supplier vetting. Works with WorkBuddy, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that supports Agent Skills or MCP.
The skill instructions (
SKILL.md) and API reference are written in Chinese — that is the language the underlying factory index and most of its users speak, and every LLM reads it fine. This README is the English entry point.
Powered by the Tianxia Gongchang open platform (天下工厂开放平台).
Install the skill
npx skills add InequalTech/china-factory-search
Or copy this repo into your agent's skills directory (e.g. .claude/skills/china-factory-search/).
Or just connect the MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http tianxiagongchang \
"https://open.tianxiagongchang.com/open/mcp" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API key>"
More clients (Cursor, Codex, Coze, Dify, generic mcp.json): references/clients.md.
What you get
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
factory_search | Search factories by keyword + region + industry code |
factory_detail | Full company profile |
factory_contact | Contact info |
factory_deepdive | AI deep-dive on one factory (30–90 s) |
factory_agent_search | One natural-language request → vetted factory list (30–90 s) |
Example asks, once installed:
"Find injection mold factories around Ningbo with export experience, shortlist 5, and get contacts for the top 2."
"帮我在浙江找做不锈钢餐具的工厂，要有自营出口的。"
API key
Free sign-up at the developer console — includes welcome credits for real calls. Transparent per-call pricing; every response reports credits spent and balance (details).
Want to try before signing up? Sandbox keys (sk-tx-test- prefix) return static sample data at zero cost — see SKILL.md.
Why this database
Tianxia Gongchang aggregates, cleans, and cross-validates Chinese manufacturer records — registration data, business scope, products, web presence — and applies factory-vs-trader identification, so searches return actual manufacturers, not trading companies wearing factory names.
Links
- Docs: https://www.tianxiagongchang.com/open/docs
- OpenAPI spec (public):
https://open.tianxiagongchang.com/open/v1/meta/openapi.json - MCP Registry entry:
com.tianxiagongchang/factory-search - Site: https://www.tianxiagongchang.com
License
MIT — see LICENSE. The skill and docs are open source; the backing API is a commercial service with free trial credits.