• HIERARCHY
  • CAPITAL
  • RELATIONS
  • HUMAN

How to map corporate ownership structures with your AI

Connect Tianyancha to your AI client to pull real-time data on Chinese company hierarchies and investment webs.

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Short answer

How can I map corporate ownership structures with my AI?

Your AI uses Tianyancha tools to pull shareholder lists and investment histories for any specific company. You can then ask it to trace these connections to find ultimate beneficial owners or hidden investment paths.

The results you get

What your research yields

The AI turns raw corporate filings into a clear map of relationships.

HIERARCHY

Ownership trees

The AI identifies parent companies and subsidiaries by pulling shareholder lists. You get a clear view of who controls whom.

CAPITAL

Investment paths

Trace where money flows by looking at outward investment records. This reveals how companies expand through various holdings.

RELATIONS

Connected entities

Find links between seemingly unrelated companies. The AI spots common shareholders or shared investment history.

HUMAN

Verification check

You review the final maps and logic. The AI provides the data, but you make the final call on the legal or financial implications.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a researcher, pulling specific data points from Tianyancha to answer your questions.

  1. Identify the target

    The AI finds the specific company you are asking about within the Tianyancha database.

    search_enterprise

  2. Extract shareholders

    The AI pulls the current list of people or companies that own shares in the target entity.

    list_shareholders

  3. Trace investments

    The AI looks at where the company has put its money to find outward connections.

    list_investments

  4. Map the structure

    The AI connects the dots between the found shareholders and their own holdings to build a full hierarchy.

    list_shareholderslist_investments

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your research.

Starting points

Replace the company names in these prompts with the specific entities you want to investigate.

Tianyancha / 天眼查 Connector

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6LkgtEDCTdL3AIlnqkrdhGIlPTPOXCAiPwlUgiub/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Tianyancha / 天眼查 capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6LkgtEDCTdL3AIlnqkrdhGIlPTPOXCAiPwlUgiub/mcp"
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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change company registration data?

    No. The AI only reads data from Tianyancha. It cannot edit, delete, or update any corporate records.

  • 02

    Does the AI provide legal advice based on these structures?

    No. The AI provides data and maps the connections it finds, but it does not offer legal or financial counsel.

  • 03

    Can I use this to find private individuals?

    The AI can only retrieve information that is publicly available through the Tianyancha database.

  • 04

    Will the AI automatically create a visual chart?

    No. The AI generates text-based descriptions and lists of the hierarchy. You would need to use a separate tool to turn that text into a visual diagram.

  • 05

    Can the AI verify if a company is currently active?

    Yes, by searching for the enterprise and checking its status in the database.

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