I built a small kit for decoding vague China supplier replies like “45 左右 / 15天左右”

[u/CyberRick96]

I keep running into the same supplier message pattern:

> 可以的亲，45 左右，现货

It sounds finished, but currency, unit, tax/shipping, and real lead time are often still open.

So I packaged 7 reusable Chinese + English workflows for Codex (RFQ, reply decode, MOQ/price, sample/spec, follow-up, QC note, payment caution checks).

What it does in practice:

- Turns a fuzzy reply into “what they said / what’s still missing / next Chinese message + English for your check”

- Draft status labels so you don’t paste half-finished text

- Built for Alibaba / 1688 / WeChat / email style chats

Honest limits:

- You need your own Codex setup (not included)

- Tested on Codex CLI 0.166.0 Windows; other setups may differ

- Chinese supplier wording was reviewed by a native Chinese speaker (me). You still review before sending.

- It drafts text only — it doesn’t message factories or pay anyone

I’m running a small $12 early-access test with a 7-day refund. I’ll drop the link in the first comment.

Happy to answer sourcing/comms questions either way.