Developers & MCP
An MCP-friendly trade platform
Clean, versioned REST APIs and a documented MCP tool surface so AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok) and integrators can discover, query and act on Madeinafrica.io. Gold sellers get API keys and priority MCP access.
MCP tool surface
Tools an MCP server wraps over the platform.
Discovery
- search_products(query, country?, category?, moq?)
- search_companies(query, country?, industry?, tier?)
- list_countries()
- list_categories()
Entities
- get_company(id)
- get_product(id)
- get_tier_info(tier)
RFQ
- list_rfqs(status?, country?, category?)
- create_rfq(payload)
- submit_quote(rfq_id, payload)
- get_rfq_quotes(rfq_id)
Trade
- get_escrow_status(order_id)
- get_shipping_quote(origin, destination, weight, incoterms)
- track_order(order_id)
OpenAPI 3.1 (stub)
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Madeinafrica.io API
version: 1.0.0
description: B2B marketplace for verified SADC suppliers.
servers:
- url: https://api.madeinafrica.io/v1
components:
securitySchemes:
apiKey: { type: http, scheme: bearer }
paths:
/companies:
get: { summary: Search verified companies }
/companies/{id}:
get: { summary: Get a company profile }
/products:
get: { summary: Search products }
/rfqs:
get: { summary: List open RFQs }
post: { summary: Create an RFQ }
/rfqs/{id}/quotes:
post: { summary: Submit a quote }
/escrow/{orderId}:
get: { summary: Escrow status }
/shipping/quote:
post: { summary: Get a shipping quote }Auth
Bearer API keys for Gold sellers; OAuth for enterprise integrations.
Webhooks
rfq.received 路 quote.submitted 路 rfq.awarded 路 escrow.funded 路 escrow.released 路 shipment.update 路 dispute.opened
