Agent skill · data analytics · mvanhorn
pp-1688
The free, offline Trigger phrases: `search 1688 for`, `find a factory on 1688 for`, `wholesale price on 1688 for`, `who is the cheapest supplier on 1688 for`, `compare 1688 suppliers for`, `use 1688`, `run 1688`.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for sourcing data from 1688.com that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires 1688-pp-cli installed locally. About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
1688 — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the 1688-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first: 1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows: 2. Verify: 1688-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead: If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. Search 1688.com's China-domestic wholesale catalog and get structured offers (tiered price, MOQ, supplier, region, transaction volume) for free, with no paid scraper API and no API key. Every search persists to a local SQLite store, so drift shows how prices and reorder rates moved since last week, factory-find ranks real manufacturers above resellers, and supplier-report rolls up a shop's full reliability footprint. Read-only sourcing research. When to Use This CLI Use this CLI for read-only sourcing research on 1688.com: searching the China-domestic wholesale catalog, comparing offers on price/MOQ/reliability, distinguishing factories from resellers, and tracking how prices and reorder rates change over time. It is the right tool when an agent needs structured, scriptable wholesale data without a paid scraper subscription. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/1688