> Source: https://ashareapi.com/en/docs/mcp-china/workbuddy/  ·  Markdown version for LLMs / AI agents

China platform setup

# Connect A-share data in WorkBuddy
 WorkBuddy works. Add a custom connector under Connectors with a URL and headers, then click Trust once — that is all.

## Setup
 1 Add a custom connector
 In the left sidebar open **专家·技能·连接器** (Experts / Skills / Connectors) → **Connectors** → **Custom connector** (top right) → **Add MCP**, then paste:
 MCP config
```
{
 "mcpServers": {
 "ashareapi": {
 "url": "https://api.ashareapi.com/mcp",
 "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ct-YOUR-KEY" }
 }
 }
}
``` For free tools only, delete the `headers` line. You can rename `ashareapi` to anything recognisable, as long as it does not collide with another connector.

 2 Click Trust once
 After saving, go back to the **connector management** page, find `ashareapi` and click **Trust** — without this the server never becomes active.
 ⚠️ If the status does not change, refresh the page and click Trust again.

 3 Just ask
 Back in the chat, ask normally. WorkBuddy picks the tools itself — no manual endpoint selection.

## Paid tools? Add a key
 These **6 free tools** need no key: quote / K-line / hot list / market overview / breadth / docs search. Financials, fund flow, dragon-tiger list, sectors, factor screening and backtests need a key (trial from ¥9.9, all 86 tools). Put it in `headers`:
 headers
```
"headers": {
 "Authorization": "Bearer ct-YOUR-KEY"
}
```
 ⚠️ The name must be `Authorization` and the value must start with `Bearer` (**one space after Bearer**). A typo leaves free tools working but returns unauthorized for paid ones.

## What to ask once it works

-
 What is the price of 600667 right now?

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 Pull the last 60 daily candles for 600667

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 How is the market doing today?

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 What is the fund flow for 太极实业 (600667) today?

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 Find stocks with PE below 20 and ROE above 15

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 What did institutions buy on the dragon-tiger list today?

## FAQ
 Nothing happens and tools cannot be called.
 Nine times out of ten the **Trust** step was skipped. Go back to the connector management page, click Trust once, then refresh.

 Is the entry the same in the China and international builds?
 Both live under **Connectors**: 专家·技能·连接器 → Connectors → Custom connector (top right) → Add MCP. Wording can differ slightly between builds — look for "Custom connector" and "Add MCP".

 Does it work without a key?
 Yes. Free tools (quote / K-line / hot list / market overview / breadth / docs search) need no key; the rest do.

 The assistant says it cannot find data.
 ① Make sure the URL ends with `/mcp` ② a Chinese message 「匿名每日额度已用完」 means you should add a key ③ stock codes need a market prefix (sh600667 / sz000001 / hk00700).

## Related

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[China platform overview](/en/docs/mcp-china)

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[MCP setup (client list)](/en/mcp)

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[Pricing and keys](/en/pricing)

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 Official docs：[https://www.workbuddy.cn/](https://www.workbuddy.cn/) · Last checked：2026-10-29