Alibaba_MCP

Alibaba MCP gives any MCP client direct access to Alibaba.com product and supplier data.

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What it can do

  • Search Products: Search Alibaba.com for products matching a keyword query. Returns a paginated list of listings with title, price range, MOQ, and supplier trust signals (gold-supplier status, assessed
  • Get Product Detail: Get full details for a specific Alibaba.com product listing — pricing tiers, SKU/variant options, images, specs, and business-level supplier info (business type, transaction volume
  • Compare Suppliers: Search Alibaba.com for a product and return a side-by-side comparison of the top matching suppliers — price tiers, MOQ, gold-supplier/assessed/verified status, trade assurance, rati

What data it sees

Do you need an account

An API key from the service settings is required

Alibaba MCP gives any MCP client direct access to Alibaba.com product and supplier data. Search listings by keyword, pull full product detail (pricing tiers, specs, SKU variants), compare suppliers side-by-side, filter by MOQ/price/country, and screen listings for basic trust red flags (gold-supplier status, trade assurance, verification, ratings). Requires a free or paid API key — get one at https://nosha.dev/alibaba-mcp

How to connect

How to connect Alibaba_MCP to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://alibaba_mcp--joshtnunnery.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Alibaba_MCP to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://alibaba_mcp--joshtnunnery.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Alibaba_MCP to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://alibaba_mcp--joshtnunnery.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (5)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_productsSearch Alibaba.com for products matching a keyword query. Returns a paginated list of listings with title, price range, MOQ, and supplier trust signals (gold-supplier status, assessed/verified flags, trade assurance, ratings). This is the ONLY tool that returns supplier trust/verification data — get_product_detail does not include it.
get_product_detailGet full details for a specific Alibaba.com product listing — pricing tiers, SKU/variant options, images, specs, and business-level supplier info (business type, transaction volume, employee count). Does NOT include trust/verification flags (gold supplier, trade assurance, assessed/verified) — use search_products or flag_red_flags for those. Optionally pass target_quantity to get the exact price tier and estimated total cost for a specific order size.
compare_suppliersSearch Alibaba.com for a product and return a side-by-side comparison of the top matching suppliers — price tiers, MOQ, gold-supplier/assessed/verified status, trade assurance, ratings, and years active. Can scan up to 3 search pages and optionally filter by supplier country (client-side). NOTE: include_full_details=true triggers up to 5 extra API calls.
filter_productsSearch Alibaba.com and return only listings matching MOQ, price, and/or supplier-country constraints. Price filtering uses each listing's cheapest bulk unit price. Country filtering is client-side with alias recognition. Scans up to 3 pages. At least one of max_moq, min_price, max_price, or country must be provided.
flag_red_flagsSearch Alibaba.com and screen the top matching listings for basic trust signals. Returns heuristic flags per listing, NOT a verdict on legitimacy. Does NOT know total review counts. Can scan up to 3 pages and optionally restrict to a given country (client-side).