assess_supply_risk
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks about supply-chain risk, dependence on China, supplier concentration or diversification for a critical mineral, rare earth or battery material. Scores supply concentration with a Herfindahl-Hirschman index over partner-country shares and gives an explicit China-exposure read. Free tier returns the risk band only; Pro returns the score and drivers.
generate_market_report
ChatGPTUse this when the user wants a complete sourcing or procurement brief for one tracked critical mineral, rare-earth oxide or scrap stream. Combines trade position and momentum, scored concentration risk, trade-corridor breakdown, and primary-versus-secondary (recycled) feedstock alternatives. Pro tier only.
get_commodity_snapshot
ChatGPTUse this when the user wants a quick picture of the trade position or main source countries for a critical mineral (e.g. who supplies lithium carbonate, cobalt hydroxide, nickel MHP or NdPr oxide, and from where). Returns the period covered, imports, exports, net position and lead partner country. Pro adds the full partner-country breakdown with shares.
get_mineral_patents
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks about patents, inventions or processing technology for a critical mineral relevant to India: who is patenting lithium extraction, rare-earth separation, cobalt or nickel hydrometallurgy, graphite purification, battery recycling and similar. Lists reviewed patent families for one mineral, optionally filtered by processing stage and to Indian applicants only. Counts are floors for recent Indian-office filings. Do not use for patent legal status or for trade or price questions.
get_technology_gaps
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks where India's critical-mineral technology gaps are, which minerals have patents but little funded R&D (or the reverse), or where R&D collaboration opportunities lie. Compares patent families with funded Ministry of Mines science and technology projects for each India-list critical mineral. Mineral-level counts only, not record-level links. Omit mineral to compare all.
list_commodities
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks which critical minerals, rare earths, battery materials or scrap streams MiningBridge covers, or before any other MiningBridge tool if unsure of the commodity name. Lists the 15 traded commodities (lithium carbonate, spodumene, cobalt hydroxide, nickel MHP, NdPr rare-earth oxides, gallium and germanium, and copper, aluminium, nickel, tin, zinc and lithium-ion battery scrap), split into primary (mined/refined) and secondary (scrap/recycled), with HS codes.
list_reports
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks about the supply chain, mining, processing, refining, end uses or market structure of a critical mineral or rare earth element. Lists MiningBridge research reports covering 65 minerals on the US 2025 and India 2023 critical-mineral lists, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, manganese, copper, aluminium, tin, zinc, gallium, germanium, antimony, tungsten, phosphate, the platinum-group metals and the rare earth elements (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium, terbium and others). Filter by commodity, depth band or criticality list. Shows whether each report is published and free; structural briefs are free.
read_report
ChatGPTUse this after list_reports to read a MiningBridge report on a critical mineral or rare earth: where it is mined and refined, which countries dominate, export controls, and uses in batteries, defence, aerospace and semiconductors. Returns the full text if the account is entitled to it, otherwise the opening section and the full contents list. Briefs are always free.
screen_suppliers
ChatGPTUse this when the user is looking for miners, refiners, processors, recyclers or traders of critical minerals or rare earths in a given country (e.g. South Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, India, Indonesia). Screens the MiningBridge counterparty directory by country or free-text query. Free tier returns match counts and jurisdictions; Pro returns named entities with contact channels.
search_evidence
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks a specific factual question about critical-mineral or rare-earth production, processing and refining capacity, export controls or trade measures, or country concentration (e.g. 'China gallium export controls', 'Indonesia nickel processing', 'DRC cobalt share'). Searches individual sourced claims, each with its publisher, so figures can be checked and cited. Do not use for live prices or investment advice.
search_trade_flows
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks how much of a critical mineral, rare-earth oxide, battery material or metal scrap is being imported or exported, or how trade volumes are trending month to month. Returns US monthly import or export values (UN Comtrade) for one tracked commodity. Free tier returns the trailing three months; Pro returns the full series. Do not use for spot or futures prices.
track_rd_project_ip
ChatGPTUse this when the user asks about a specific Ministry of Mines funded R&D project (an SNTMOM/... number or words from its title) and which patents relate to the same minerals. Returns the project's title, status and minerals, with patent families on the same minerals as candidates. Candidates are not verified outcomes of the project.
verify_patent_provenance
ChatGPTUse this when the user wants to check one patent family in CM-PATRA: why it was labelled with a mineral and processing stage, its CPC codes, applicants, filing offices and links to verify it at the source. Legal status is not held; the result links to where it can be checked.
assess_supply_risk
Claudegenerate_market_report
Claudeget_commodity_snapshot
Claudeget_mineral_patents
Claudeget_technology_gaps
Claudelist_commodities
Claudelist_reports
Clauderead_report
Claudescreen_suppliers
Claudesearch_evidence
Claudesearch_trade_flows
Claudetrack_rd_project_ip
Claudeverify_patent_provenance
Claude
