SourceDirect

Sourcing AI for professional buyers

Source from China
inside your own AI.

Add SourceDirect to ChatGPT, Grok or Claude. Your assistant gets an open network of quality manufacturing capacity — matched suppliers, real products and the evidence behind every pick. Projects and lists save to your workspace.

Works in ChatGPT, Grok and Claude · Set up in 3 steps ↓

Works in your AI

Set up in a minute.
Then just ask.

SourceDirect connects to ChatGPT, Grok and Claude through MCP, the open standard for AI tools. Your assistant does the thinking; SourceDirect brings the supplier data.

ChatGPTGrokClaude
  1. 1

    Add SourceDirect

    Copy the connector link from the app and paste it into your AI's connector settings.

  2. 2

    Sign in once

    Approve access with your SourceDirect account. That's it.

  3. 3

    Just ask

    "Find UL-listed M12 connector factories." Your AI calls SourceDirect on its own.

Get the connector

What your AI can do

From a rough brief
to a qualified shortlist.

Talk to your assistant like you'd brief a sourcing agent. With SourceDirect connected, it researches real suppliers and shows its work.

  1. 01

    Describe it

    Tell your assistant what you need, or drop in a product photo. Specs, quantity, target price, destination.

    photo.jpgAngled M12, screw type, 5k pcs
  2. 02

    Confirm the specs

    It restates the brief before it searches. Correct anything in a sentence.

    ProductM12 connector
    Qty5,000 pcs
    CertsUL
    ✓ Confirmed
  3. 03

    Get matches with reasons

    Real suppliers and real products, each with the specific reasons it fits your brief.

    Xiamen ReliableM12 series · UL · CIIF 2026
    Dongguan YixianIATF 16949 · OEM/ODM
  4. 04

    Compare side by side

    Line suppliers up on certifications, products, trade fairs and US shipments — and ask which one wins.

    ABC
    UL●●—
    IATF—●●
    US ships——●
    ✦ Which fits best?
  5. 05

    Save & reach out

    Say "save these" — the project lands in your workspace. Draft an RFQ for each supplier.

    Texas connectors · Q13 suppliers
    RFQ draft ready →

Your workspace

Everything your AI finds,
kept in one place.

A light web workspace next to your assistant. Open it from any chat, share it with your team.

Projects

Every sourcing session from your AI, saved with the brief, the matches and the reasons.

Supplier directory

Browse by industry, location and certification. Save in one click.

Supplier profiles

Company intro, highlights, product and factory photos, certificates, trade fairs and US shipments.

Compare

Put suppliers side by side, then ask AI which one fits your brief.

My lists

Saves from your AI, the directory and compare all land in the same lists.

Open the workspace

Data foundation

An open network of
quality manufacturing capacity.

Every match is grounded in structured supplier data — collected from the places real factories show up, and linked back to the source.

860+

Electronics suppliers

73,000+

Products from official sites

590+

Trade fairs indexed

18

Electronics segments

Trade fair records

Exhibitor lists from the major China fairs — show, year and booth.

US customs shipments

Bills of lading into the US: who they ship to, what and when.

Company registration

Legal name, location, founding year and supplier type.

Certifications

ISO 9001, IATF 16949, UL, CE, RoHS, TÜV and more — with certificate images.

Official-site products

Full product catalogs with images and specs, straight from the maker.

Endorsements

National High-Tech and Specialized & Innovative titles, patents and awards.

Ningbo Supu Electronics Co., Ltd.Ningbo, Zhejiang · Manufacturer · Since 1999

Industrial electrical connection maker with 315 products across terminal blocks, IP67 connectors, circular and high-current connectors — OEM and custom builds for global buyers.

IATF 16949ISO 9001TÜVNational High-Tech
Barrier terminal blockPluggable terminal blockHigh-current connector
Trade fairsCIIF 2026 · 5.1H-E015
US shipments5 · latest Feb 2026
Ships toPhoenix, AZ · Gulf Breeze, FL

Connects to more agents

Open to every
procurement agent.

SourceDirect speaks MCP, the open standard for AI tools. Any agent that supports it can search suppliers, read profiles and build shortlists. We're connecting more procurement AIs and buyer workflows.

Procurement copilotsSourcing & P2P agentsIn-house buyer agents
Connect your agent

Contact us

Tell us what
you're sourcing.

Buyer teams, agent builders and partners. We'll get right back to you.

hello@sourcedirect.ai