Pre-visit Report
An enterprise pre-visit research assistant, specifically designed for due diligence before business visits and risk control background checks.
Walking into a meeting room without knowing who's on the other side of the table is a gamble most business professionals can't afford. The Pre-visit Report skill changes that calculation entirely. Give it a company name — say, a potential supplier you're about to sign a six-figure deal with, or a partner firm your CEO is flying out to meet next Tuesday — and it builds you a structured dossier covering business fundamentals, legal standing, and public sentiment in minutes.
This one's built for deal-makers, procurement teams, compliance officers, and anyone who needs to size up a counterparty before shaking hands. Unlike generic company searches that dump a pile of links on your desk, the Pre-visit Report organizes findings into digestible sections: company background, registration details, legal disputes, negative press, and risk indicators. Think of it as a junior analyst who's already read everything and summarized it by the time you pour your coffee.
The skill taps into multiple data sources to cross-verify information, flagging inconsistencies that might signal trouble. Whether you're vetting a new vendor in Shenzhen, checking a European distributor's track record, or doing routine KYC on a client, this tool converts scattered web intelligence into an actionable one-page brief you can actually use in the meeting.
What Problems Does Pre-visit Report Solve?
A procurement manager at a midsize manufacturer needed to onboard three new component suppliers before Q3. The old way? She'd spend two hours per company Googling registration records, scanning for lawsuits, and manually pasting snippets into a Word doc. One supplier had a pending environmental violation buried on page four of search results — she almost missed it. With Pre-visit Report, she ran all three queries in under ten minutes total. The report for the flagged supplier surfaced the violation immediately under the legal section, and she pivoted to a cleaner alternative. Three compliant suppliers onboarded, zero regulatory headaches.
A venture capital associate was preparing a memo for his partners on a logistics startup. He'd spent an entire afternoon pulling incorporation filings, reading Glassdoor reviews for red flags, and tracking down a 2019 news story about the founder's previous venture. The Pre-visit Report condensed that afternoon into a five-minute query. The resulting brief highlighted that the founder's prior company had gone through arbitration with investors — a detail the associate's manual research had missed — which changed the investment committee's line of questioning entirely.
An export sales director was meeting a new distributor in Dubai. She didn't speak Arabic, had never worked in the UAE market, and needed to understand the company's reputation locally. Traditional search meant English-language results only, missing most of the local context. The Pre-visit Report aggregated both international and regional sources, surfacing that the distributor had won a local business award and had zero recorded disputes in the Dubai Chamber — exactly the confidence signal she needed before committing to exclusivity terms.
Getting Started with Pre-visit Report
Start by opening the Pre-visit Report skill in EasyClaw. You'll see a straightforward input field — type the full legal name of the company you're researching. The more precise you are, the sharper the report. "Huawei" works, but "Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd." returns tighter results. Hit enter and the skill begins pulling from business registries, news databases, and legal records.
While the research runs, you'll see it assembling data in real time: first business registration details, then legal and dispute records, followed by news sentiment analysis. The whole process typically completes in 30-60 seconds depending on the company's public footprint.
Once the report appears, scan the risk summary at the top. It gives you a quick red/yellow/green signal on three dimensions: legal risk, reputation risk, and operational risk. If everything's green, you can confidently proceed. A yellow or red flag means you should drill into that section — the report will link directly to the problematic records.
Need to share the findings? Copy the report's structured output directly into your meeting prep notes, or screenshot the risk summary for a quick Slack message to your team. If you're researching multiple companies for a single deal (say, comparing three packaging vendors), run them sequentially — each report runs independently and you can keep multiple tabs open. For recurring due diligence, note that the report pulls live data each time, so running it a week before the meeting and again the morning of can catch breaking developments that would otherwise blindside you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it work for companies outside China?
Yes — the Pre-visit Report pulls from international business registries and news sources. Coverage is strongest for companies registered in China, the US, the EU, and major Asian markets. For companies in smaller jurisdictions, the business registration data may be thinner, but news sentiment and legal dispute sections still provide substantial coverage.
What's the difference between this and just searching on Google?
Google gives you links. This skill gives you a structured report. It aggregates, filters out duplicates, organizes by risk category, and cross-references findings across sources. A Google search might show you a company's LinkedIn page on page one while burying a lawsuit on page four — the Pre-visit Report surfaces both with equal priority under their respective sections.
Can it check an individual person, not a company?
The skill is optimized for company-level research. If you need to vet an individual, include the company name they're associated with — the report will capture leadership information, and legal disputes tied to named executives often surface through company litigation records.
How current is the data?
The skill queries live sources every time you run a report. News sentiment is based on the most recently indexed articles (typically within hours). Business registration data reflects the latest filing available in public registries. For time-sensitive decisions, running a fresh report on the day of your meeting is recommended.
Is there a limit to how many companies I can research?
No hard limit on the number of reports. Each query runs independently and doesn't store data between sessions. If you're running due diligence on a large batch — say, 50 potential vendors — run them in groups of 5-10 to stay organized.
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