1688 Supplier Auto Finder

Problem Solved

When sourcing, BD, or merchandising teams ask for suppliers in a category, factory, or industrial cluster, useful records are often scattered across 1688 pages. Manual screening can miss required fields or accidentally present model guesses as real supplier data. This skill narrows 1688 supplier discovery into a concrete query task: pass a category, region, or industrial-belt keyword and receive display-ready supplier records.

How It Works

• Trigger cases: supplier lookup, factory lookup, industrial cluster, or category manufacturer search.
• Query entry: call ali_1688_source_suppliers with --query, for example lighting suppliers.
• Output shape: the tool returns success, markdown, and data; the agent displays the markdown field first.
• Data filtering: a record is retained only when it includes company name, cooperation mode, and services, so incomplete leads are not surfaced.
• Safety boundary: do not fabricate company names, addresses, or contacts; do not silently rewrite the query; append analysis only after the supplier data.

Fit and Limits

It fits read-only supplier search, not ordering, bulk scraping, or keyword-free exploration. If the response reports missing AK, invalid signature, or 401, authentication must be ready first; for 429 or service errors, retry later. When the keyword is ambiguous, the skill asks for clarification instead of guessing a nearby category.