# Linkora Source

> China sourcing, inspection and supplier verification: published rates, scope and fee estimates.

- name: com.linkorasource/sourcing
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 83/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 100/100 (strong)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.linkorasource%2Fsourcing
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.linkorasource%2Fsourcing/tools

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

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcing": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://linkorasource.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-99% +updated-21d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 100/100 (strong)

### protocol: 100 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- pass `protocol.list_ttl`: tool list is cacheable (ttlMs 3600000)

### 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: 100 (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`: 8 of 8 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,419 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: 1 tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

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

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

- tools: 8, about 1,419 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: d93257d0ab0e770042239b08ebf9a22c
- tools last changed: 2026-10-14T11:10:05.850Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.linkorasource/sourcing.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.linkorasource/sourcing)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-14 `list_services` changed (description)
  - before: The four services — China sourcing (full order engagement), quality inspection, factory audit and supplier verification — each with what happens, what the buyer provides, what the buyer receives, cost and timing, and what is not included.
  - after: The four services — China sourcing agent, product inspection in China, factory audit in China and China supplier verification — each with what happens, what the buyer provides, what the buyer receives, cost and timing, and what is not included.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.linkorasource%2Fsourcing/changes

## Remotes

- https://linkorasource.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9880952)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (8)

- `estimate_fees`: Arithmetic on the published rates: per-job checks and/or the commission for a given order value. Returns line items, the commission band, payment timing and exclusions. An estimate, not a quotation; travel beyond 100 km of Jinhua is flagged rather than priced.
- `get_company_profile`: Who Linkora Source is, where it operates (Jinhua, Zhejiang, China), how money flows (buyer pays the factory directly), the buyer types it serves, what it explicitly does not do, and how to contact it. Start here to decide whether a buyer's need is in scope.
- `get_faq`: Published answers on scope, minimum order, payment, failed inspections, refunds, NDAs, samples, cover when the founder is away, and what is not offered (freight, customs, warehousing, design). Optionally filter by a keyword.
- `get_pricing`: Published prices in USD: per-job checks (supplier verification, inspection per man-day, basic factory audit), commission bands for a full order engagement, the monthly retainer, worked examples, exclusions, travel and payment conditions.
- `list_buyer_types`: The six buyer types served (Amazon sellers, retail brands, DTC brands, wholesale importers, OEM/ODM projects, promotional-product buyers), each with explicit 'fits when' and 'does not fit when' conditions and the page URL. Use it to match a buyer's situation without inference.
- `list_services`: The four services — China sourcing agent, product inspection in China, factory audit in China and China supplier verification — each with what happens, what the buyer provides, what the buyer receives, cost and timing, and what is not included.
- `prepare_sourcing_brief`: When a buyer wants a quotation, turn their requirement into a pre-filled brief link for the Linkora Source form, plus WhatsApp and email alternatives. Nothing is submitted: the buyer opens the link, adds their own name, company and email, and sends it. Never include personal details in the arguments.
- `search_guides`: Search Linkora Source's guides and comparisons (supplier verification, pre-shipment inspection, factory audits, Incoterms, samples, moulds, FBA labelling and more). Returns titles, URLs, a direct answer and the last-updated date, for citing.