An AI analyst that turns a sourcing request into a cited supplier brief
A sourcing request comes back as a cited supplier brief: shortlisted vendors, pricing signals and lead times, with a source behind each.
Give it a category and a spec. It comes back with shortlisted vendors, pricing signals, lead times and the sources behind every line.
The research nobody has time to do before the RFQ goes out
A new sourcing request lands: "find us three vetted suppliers for medical-grade silicone tubing, EU-based, ISO 13485, MOQ under 5,000 units." Doing it properly means an afternoon of supplier directories, company sites, certification registries and half-readable PDFs. So it usually gets done badly, with whoever showed up first on Google.
Hand that request to the agent. It searches and opens each supplier's actual site, including the JS-heavy catalog pages a normal scraper chokes on. It pulls certifications, MOQs, lead times and listed pricing where it exists, then cross-checks claims against registries and the vendor's own documents. Every figure in the brief links back to where it came from.
What ends up on your desk:
- A shortlist of qualified suppliers, with the disqualified ones noted and why
- Side-by-side pricing signals, MOQ, lead time and stated certifications
- Direct quotes from each vendor's site or spec sheet, with source links
- Risk flags: single-region exposure, no published cert, stale catalog, ownership changes
- The whole thing written into a Sheet or a Notes brief you can forward as-is
The buyer's judgment and the RFQ stay with you. The agent takes out the four hours of tab-hopping that come before either one, and you read a brief and decide who gets the request for quote.
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Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a procurement marketplace or directory?
Directories show you who paid to be listed and stop at a profile page. The agent works from your spec, reads each vendor's own site and documents, and tells you who fails your constraints and why. That includes suppliers no directory ranked.
Can it actually find pricing, or just contact pages?
Yes, where pricing is published. Tiered price lists, MOQ break tables and public catalogs get pulled and cited to the page. Where it isn't published, it says so plainly and gathers the lead times, MOQ and cert data you'd need before sending an RFQ. It never invents a number.
How do I trust the brief?
Every line links to its source. If a claim has no link, treat it as the agent's inference and check it. It's built to surface uncertainty, so a 'no published certification' note counts as a finding in its own right.
Will it spam suppliers or send anything on my behalf?
Only when you tell it to. Research mode only reads and reports. If you later want it to send a templated RFQ to the shortlist from a Sheet, it can, staggered and personalized, but that's a separate, explicit ask.
Can it monitor a category over time?
Yes. Set a scheduled task in plain language, like 'recheck my packaging-film suppliers every month'. It re-runs the research, then emails you only what changed: new prices, expired certs, new entrants.
How much does it cost?
Start with a 7-day free trial. Full access, no card needed. Then $49 per month. Setup takes about four minutes. Connect a Google account for the output Sheet, describe your first sourcing request, and it runs. It's in public beta.
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