Alibaba Sourcing Server

MCP server for end-to-end B2B procurement on Alibaba.com, integrated with Prizm ERP.

Features

• Product Search — Search Alibaba.com for products by keyword
• Supplier Discovery — Find and evaluate suppliers with trust signals
• RFQ Management — Create, post, and track Requests for Quotation
• Quotation Harvesting — Collect and score supplier quotations
• Relevance Scoring — Automatic noise filtration (< 0.8 = noise)
• Supplier Comparison — Side-by-side Top 3 with pros/cons
• ERP Sync — Sync suppliers and quotations to Prizm ERP

21 MCP Tools

Tool	Description
alibaba_search_products	Search products by keyword
alibaba_get_product_details	Fetch product page details
alibaba_search_suppliers	Search suppliers by keyword
alibaba_create_rfq	Create a sourcing RFQ
alibaba_post_rfq	Post RFQ to Alibaba
alibaba_list_rfqs	List all RFQs
alibaba_get_rfq	Get RFQ details
alibaba_add_quotation	Add a supplier quotation
alibaba_list_quotations	List quotations for an RFQ
alibaba_compare_quotations	Compare top quotations
alibaba_shortlist_quotation	Shortlist a quotation
alibaba_save_supplier	Save supplier profile
alibaba_list_suppliers	List saved suppliers
alibaba_get_supplier	Get supplier details
alibaba_sync_supplier_to_prizm	Prepare supplier for ERP sync
alibaba_mark_supplier_synced	Mark supplier as synced
alibaba_sync_quotation_to_prizm	Prepare quotation for ERP sync
alibaba_sourcing_pipeline	Pipeline overview dashboard
alibaba_update_rfq_status	Update RFQ status
alibaba_delete_rfq	Delete RFQ and quotations
alibaba_rescore_quotation	Re-score quotation relevance

Setup

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # or .venv\Scripts\activate on Windows
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials
python alibaba_mcp_server.py

Deployment (Hetzner)

# Copy files
scp -r . root@server:/opt/alibaba-mcp/

# Setup venv
cd /opt/alibaba-mcp && python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install service
cp alibaba-mcp.service /etc/systemd/system/
systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable alibaba-mcp && systemctl start alibaba-mcp

# Nginx + SSL
cp alibaba-mcp.nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
certbot --nginx -d alibaba-mcp.prizm-energy.com
nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx

Architecture

Same pattern as QuickBooks MCP:

• Runtime: Python 3.12 + FastMCP + Starlette + uvicorn
• Database: SQLite (WAL mode) for local state
• Auth: Bearer token for MCP, Basic Auth for admin, OAuth2 for Alibaba API
• Port: 8766