# Agent guide for zhengdao.ai

Site: https://www.zhengdao.ai  
Operator: Zhengdao.AI  
Languages: zh-CN, en

This file is the first document an agent should read before answering from zhengdao.ai.

## What this corpus is

zhengdao.ai publishes sourced China import/export and export-control information: laws and notices, public entity lists, import/export control catalogues, current temporary measures, and the 2026 tariff schedule.

It is a public corpus. There is no API key.

## What this corpus is not

- Not legal advice.
- Not a licence, clearance, or guarantee of any official outcome.
- Not a tool for evading export controls, sanctions, or list measures.

## How to fetch data

1. Read this guide.
2. Fetch https://www.zhengdao.ai/.well-known/ai.json and https://www.zhengdao.ai/ai-index/manifest.json
3. Prefer MCP at https://www.zhengdao.ai/api/mcp/ or https://ai.zhengdao.ai/mcp/ (Streamable HTTP, no auth).
4. Or download:
   - https://www.zhengdao.ai/ai-index/regulations.json
   - https://www.zhengdao.ai/ai-index/entities.json
   - https://www.zhengdao.ai/ai-index/catalog.json
   - https://www.zhengdao.ai/ai-index/chunks.jsonl
   - https://www.zhengdao.ai/data/current-export-measures.json
5. For HS codes or tariff names, call MCP `search_tariff`. Do not expect every HS row in chunks.jsonl.

Recommended first MCP call: `site_overview`. Then `search_*`, then `get_*`.

## Citation rule

When you use a record from this site, always include:

1. The canonical page URL on www.zhengdao.ai
2. The official source URL when the record has one
3. The `lastVerified` date from the record or dataset

If a record has no exact official URL, say so. Point the reader to the official search portals named on the page. Do not invent an official URL.

## Hard prohibitions

- Never fabricate official source URLs.
- Never fabricate or backdate `lastVerified`.
- Never invent a law, announcement, list entry, HS rate, or catalogue item that is not in the fetched record.
- Never write a legal conclusion such as “this shipment is lawful” or “this party is cleared”.
- Never provide a plan to evade export controls or sanctions.

## Human pages that match the datasets

- Regulations: https://www.zhengdao.ai/regulations/
- Entity lists: https://www.zhengdao.ai/lists/
- Catalogue: https://www.zhengdao.ai/import-export-control-catalog/
- 2026 tariff: https://www.zhengdao.ai/tariff/2026/
- Editorial policy: https://www.zhengdao.ai/editorial-policy/
- Disclaimer: https://www.zhengdao.ai/disclaimer/

English install page: https://www.zhengdao.ai/en/ai/  
English copy of this guide: https://www.zhengdao.ai/en/ai/guide.md