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China Tailor Made Independent travel desk
Plan my trip

A China desk an agent can actually query.

Connect an AI agent to the same city files, practical guides and itineraries people read here. The endpoint is public, read-only and does not book, charge or require an account.

MCP · JSON-RPC over HTTPS · no API key · POST https://chinatailormade.com/mcp

MCP endpoint

Eight read-only tools for cities, guides, itineraries, entry rules and the Trip Desk. POST JSON-RPC; no key.

See the connection steps

Structured data

The full city, guide, itinerary and planning-level JSON, generated from the published content.

Open the JSON

Portable skill

A skill file that tells an agent when to use the desk, how to cite it and what not to invent.

Read the skill

Connect in three steps

The endpoint speaks JSON-RPC over HTTPS. It accepts POST only; GET /mcp returns 405 by design. There is no SSE stream and no authentication. CORS is open, so a browser-based agent can call it directly.

1. Initialize

curl -sS -X POST https://chinatailormade.com/mcp -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26"}}'

The response echoes the protocol version and lists the tools and resources capabilities.

2. List tools

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/list"}

3. Call a tool

curl -sS -X POST https://chinatailormade.com/mcp -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_city","arguments":{"slug":"xiamen"}}}'

The result arrives as text content plus structuredContent. A missing city or guide returns isError: true with a recovery hint.

What the tools return

search_cities

Search by city name, region or travel style. Returns summaries, the editorial desk index and links.

get_city

One city file: best time, suggested stay, scores, food, areas, first-timer notes, skip list, arrival and sources.

list_guides

List the practical guides for visas, payments, connectivity, trains, apps and planning.

get_guide

One guide summary with its sources, last-updated date and canonical URL.

list_itineraries

Realistic itineraries with days, pace, route and related city guides.

get_trip_desk

Published planning levels, prices, turnaround and what each one includes.

get_entry_rules

The visa-free entry and 240-hour transit guide summaries, sources and checked date.

get_site_overview

A compact inventory of the site, content counts and every canonical agent URL.

Resources

llms.txt

Plain-text site map with cities, guides, itineraries and agent entry points.

Structured data

Full city, guide, itinerary and planning-level JSON.

Skill file

A portable skill explaining when and how to use the desk.

curl -sS -X POST https://chinatailormade.com/mcp -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"resources/read","params":{"uri":"https://chinatailormade.com/skills/china-tailor-made/SKILL.md"}}'

What an agent can trust

  • Practical claims cite a primary source and a last-checked date. The current site-wide check is 28 October 2026.
  • City scores are editorial assessments of English, payments, transit and first-timer ease. They are not surveys or rankings.
  • The desk is independent. It is not a tour operator, visa agency or booking marketplace.
  • No invented reviews, ratings, prices, availability or “as seen in” logos.
  • Planning fees are fixed and published. Optional supplier services are quoted separately after availability is checked.

What this endpoint does not do

  • It does not book travel, collect payment or create an account.
  • It cannot confirm supplier days, availability or a final price. Those are confirmed in a written quote.
  • It does not decide visa eligibility. Entry decisions belong to Chinese immigration; check the official source before a non-refundable booking.
  • It does not need personal data. Do not send passport numbers, payment details or private trip documents.

For the traveler

If you are the person planning the trip, start with the city guides, the practical guides or the itineraries. When the route is almost right and one decision could ruin it, the Trip Desk reviews the whole brief for a flat fee.

Integration questions: hello@chinatailormade.com.