# China Visa & Regulation Data

> China visa-free eligibility by nationality and latest official regulation changes, with sources.

- name: com.cnregwatch/china-data
- version: 0.2.1
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 83/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 81/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.cnregwatch%2Fchina-data
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.cnregwatch%2Fchina-data/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "china-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cnregwatch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-2d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 81/100 (new)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: list_capabilities (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); get_pricing (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); sample_eligibility (destructiveHint, idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 786 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 2 of the 7 days needed

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 786 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: d4afd3a71cd0acd550ad0d5c88e5952f
- tools last changed: 2026-10-18T15:34:53.248Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.cnregwatch/china-data.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.cnregwatch/china-data)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-18 `latest_regulation_changes` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Latest regulations and policy releases from official Chinese government sources (State Council English releases, MOFCOM) relevant to foreign businesses, with summaries and links to the originals.
  - after: Use to brief a foreign business on recent official Chinese regulations and policy releases (State Council English releases, MOFCOM). Inputs: optional "limit" (1-20, default 5), "topic" (tag/keyword, e.g. "trade", "export control"), "since" (YYYY-MM-DD). Output: JSON list of items with date, source, title, summary, tags and a link to the original. Cost: 1 prepaid credit per call with "Authorization: Bearer <key>"; without credits it returns a 402 payment_required result with buy links (see get_pricing).
- 2026-10-18 `check_visa_free_eligibility` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Look up which visa-free entry routes to mainland China (30-day unilateral exemption, mutual exemption agreements, 240-hour transit, Hainan 30-day) apply to a nationality's ordinary passport. Data from official NIA/MFA/embassy sources, last checked 2026-10-18; every route returns its source links.
  - after: Use when someone asks whether a passport holder can enter mainland China without a visa, and for how long. Inputs: "nationality" (English country name, e.g. "Germany"). Output: JSON with visa_free_for_ordinary_passports, max_days, and every applicable route (30-day unilateral exemption, mutual agreements, 240-hour transit, Hainan 30-day) with conditions, validity dates and official NIA/MFA/embassy source links; dataset last checked 2026-10-18. Not legal advice. Cost: 1 prepaid credit per call with "Authorization: Bearer <key>"; without credits it returns a 402 payment_required result with buy links (see get_pricing).
- 2026-10-18 `sample_eligibility` added
  - Use to preview the shape and quality of eligibility data before paying. Inputs: optional "nationality" (English country name; default "Germany"). Output: a short sample: whether ordinary passports are visa-free, max days, route names and one source link. For full routes, conditions, dates and all sources use check_visa_free_eligibility. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.
- 2026-10-18 `get_pricing` added
  - Use when the user asks about cost, hits the free limit, or needs more calls. Inputs: none. Output: JSON with the free-tool limit, prepaid credit packs and their Stripe Payment Links, the USDC-on-Base endpoint and steps, and the cost of each tool. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.
- 2026-10-18 `list_capabilities` added
  - Use first to see what this server covers and which tools are free. Inputs: none. Output: JSON with each tool, its cost, data coverage (visa-free routes for mainland China; official regulation releases), dataset dates and auth method. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.cnregwatch%2Fchina-data/changes

## Remotes

- https://cnregwatch.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `check_visa_free_eligibility`: Use when someone asks whether a passport holder can enter mainland China without a visa, and for how long. Inputs: "nationality" (English country name, e.g. "Germany"). Output: JSON with visa_free_for_ordinary_passports, max_days, and every applicable route (30-day unilateral exemption, mutual agreements, 240-hour transit, Hainan 30-day) with conditions, validity dates and official NIA/MFA/embassy source links; dataset last checked 2026-10-18. Not legal advice. Cost: 1 prepaid credit per call with "Authorization: Bearer <key>"; without credits it returns a 402 payment_required result with buy links (see get_pricing).
- `get_pricing`: Use when the user asks about cost, hits the free limit, or needs more calls. Inputs: none. Output: JSON with the free-tool limit, prepaid credit packs and their Stripe Payment Links, the USDC-on-Base endpoint and steps, and the cost of each tool. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.
- `latest_regulation_changes`: Use to brief a foreign business on recent official Chinese regulations and policy releases (State Council English releases, MOFCOM). Inputs: optional "limit" (1-20, default 5), "topic" (tag/keyword, e.g. "trade", "export control"), "since" (YYYY-MM-DD). Output: JSON list of items with date, source, title, summary, tags and a link to the original. Cost: 1 prepaid credit per call with "Authorization: Bearer <key>"; without credits it returns a 402 payment_required result with buy links (see get_pricing).
- `list_capabilities`: Use first to see what this server covers and which tools are free. Inputs: none. Output: JSON with each tool, its cost, data coverage (visa-free routes for mainland China; official regulation releases), dataset dates and auth method. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.
- `sample_eligibility`: Use to preview the shape and quality of eligibility data before paying. Inputs: optional "nationality" (English country name; default "Germany"). Output: a short sample: whether ordinary passports are visa-free, max days, route names and one source link. For full routes, conditions, dates and all sources use check_visa_free_eligibility. Cost: free, no key, 50 free-tool calls per IP per day in total.