ClimateTech Search（CTS） Connection/Submission Guide
Background: CTS supports climate solution data accessibility
CTS is a search federation service with a data collaboration member network. CTS does not directly host databases. Its main purpose is to help users find the climate solution data they need from the connected member sites. It then redirects the users to the member websites, from which details can be viewed and local community/industry support can be found.
Such search federation & data collaboration network has successfully solved the findability problem, bringing accessibility in other areas:
Global LCA Data access network
Ocean Info Hub
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Collaboration
Building and operating a global search federation service for a small vertical sector like climate solutions is an inherently capital-intensive endeavor with no commercial viability but public good value. Tencent is pro-bonoly supporting the setting up and operation of the search federation service under the company agnostic brand ‘TanLIVE’. Each member site joining the data collaboration network bears its own cost during the connection to the CTS federation service.
CTS function Overview
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1）All information submitted to the CTS will be indexed in the CTS search for better matching results. Each member will also be able to set which fields are displayed in the search results and which fields are hidden, requiring users to redirect to the link you have provided (e.g. member websites) for further details.
2）Your organization name will be displayed as the contributor of the solution information on each solution preview page on CTS to credit your contribution and show user the source of the information
3）If any field is not applicable, simply fill in “NA”
4）Information can be provided in one language and the CTS will translate the information by AI into other languages.
5）In the future, the CTS will also be available as SDKs for any developers to embed in their websites.
Connection and Submission Methods Overview
The CTS welcomes members to contribute solutions and their case studies in three categories of methods:
- 1.Manual online interactive/AI-powered submission
- 2.Manual offline submission via Email
- 3.Automatic database/API connection
The following table provides a structured overview of each specific method
| Method Category | Specific Method | Mechanism/Submission Type | Key Features & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Online/AI Submission | Interactive Webpage | Direct data entry on TanLIVE.com. | Requires account registration and team verification. Used for posting solutions and case studies (“My Solutions,” “My Knowledge”) and then select your posted data to share to the AI bot “CTS Web” |
| Excel Batch Import | Uploading a completed Excel template. | Suitable for submitting multiple solutions at once. | |
| AI Assisted (File Parsing) | Uploading files (PDF, Word) via the platform. | AI automatically parses solution and case study information from the file and fills out the fields. | |
| Manual Offline Submission | Excel (Email) | Filling out the provided Excel form and emailing it. | Send the completed form to info@tanlive.com. |
| AI Assisted (Email) | Emailing raw files (documents). | Send files containing solution and case study information to info@tanlive.com for automated AI parsing. | |
| Automatic Database/API Connection | Database Dump File | Regular submission of a database snapshot/backup file. | TanLIVE’s operation team processes the file based on the agreed-upon CTS meta mapping. |
| MySQL Read-Only Access | Provide read-only access to a MySQL database. | CTS uses DTS/CDC for periodic, automatic synchronization (insertions, updates, deletions). Note: DTS primarily connects cloud databases. | |
| Real-time SQL Query | Provide a query link (Not Recommended). | CTS queries your link for every end-user search. Should be supplemented with an MCP connection to support CTS AI search mode | |
| Elasticsearch (ES) Read-Only | Provide read-only access to an existing ES service. | CTS uses OpenSearch to periodically synchronize changes (requires prior ES/CTS meta mapping). | |
| Real-time ES Query | Provide read-only access (Not Recommended). | CTS queries your ES service for every end-user search. Should be supplemented with an MCP connection to support CTS AI search mode | |
| Restful API | Posting data directly via | Allows for anytime, automated data posting based on an agreed-upon metadata table. | |
| the CTS API. | |||
| Airtable Connection | Share a read-only view of your Airtable base. | Simple integration for organizations using Airtable based on an agreed-upon metadata table. | |
| MCP Server | Provide a supplemental MCP server. | To support CTS AI search mode for partners utilizing the Real-time SQL or Real-time ES query methods. |
Online interactive/AI-powered submission
- 1.Register an account on TanLIVE.com and finish the team verification to let us know which entity you are representing.
- 2.Once you have an account, you can post your solutions at:
- My Solutions- If you are the solution provider.
- Contribute solutions- If you know solutions that are provided by others.
Posting can be in three ways:
1)Interactively: Fill in on the interactive webpage directly.
2)Excel: Fill in multiple solutions in our batch import excel template and upload.
3)AI assisted: If you have a file (E.g. pdf, word) that contains the information of one or more solutions, you can click on the little seal on the right and then click on the button “knowledge parsing,” AI will help you to parse solution information automatically from the file for you and fill out the fields automatically.
ℹ️ You are encouraged to fill in the “potential economic benefits” and “potential carbon reduction benefits” fields of the solution for a better matchmaking and spotlight on the CTS3.If your solution has detailed case studies, you can post the case studies
1)Interactively at My Knowledge and link your saved/posted solutions to the knowledge map
2)and AI assisted: If you have files that contain the information of your solution and case study, you can click on the little seal and click on “knowledge parsing,” AI will help you to parse both solution and case study information for you and fill out the fields automatically
Offline submission via Email
- 1) Excel: Fill out the following excel form and send it to info@tanlive.com.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cT-CgN6UikwbQBEzQ-ePaRE7wSLJMqP0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112187927115996391794&rtpof=true&sd=true - 2) AI-assisted: If you have files that contain the solution and case study information, you may send the files directly to info@tanlive.com. We will parse the solution information automatically for you via AI.
Database Connection
In the case that you already have a database storing solution and case study information, you may define the meta mapping between your database and CTS meta first using this template, after which you may submit/dynamically connect the database to the CTS in the following two ways:
- 1)Via database dump file
- - A database dump file is a snapshot/backup of the database. You can dump your database and send us the dump file regularly to feed the whole dataset into the CTS. Once receiving your dump file, TanLIVE OPERATION TEAM will process according to the CTS meta mapping and import to your TanLIVE console to be indexed to the CTS.
- 2)MySQL read-only access
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- You can provide a MySQL read-only access to CTS. The CTS will use DTS (Data Transfer Service) or MYSQL CDC to periodically and automatically discover the insertions, updates, and deletions of content in your MySQL and synchronize the updates of the content into your TanLIVE console and then the search index.
*DTS can only connect databases on AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent, private cloud’s MySQL.
- 3)Real-time SQL query (not-recommended)
- - If you have a distributed SQL storage with information already translated into different languages and query speed preferably within 1 second from anywhere around the world, you may just provide a query link. The CTS will send a SQL query to your link every time an end user searches on CTS and wait for the query results. This method cannot support CTS AI search mode.
Elasticsearch Connection
In the case that you already have an Elasticsearch (ES) service with information already translated into different languages, you may define the meta mapping between your ES and CTS meta first using this template first, and then provide:
- 1)Elasticsearch read-only access
- - The CTS will use OpenSearch to periodically automatically discover insertions, updates, and deletions of your ES and cache them in the OpenSearch.
- 2)Real-time Elasticsearch query (not recommended)
- - If your ES service can yield results, preferably within 1 second from anywhere around the world, you may just provide read-only access. The CTS will send an ES query to your ES service every time an end user searches on CTS and wait for the query results. This method cannot support CTS AI search mode.
API Connection
- 1)You can post your data to CTS via CTS’s Restful API anytime you like or automatically
- - The CTS API documentation can be found here.
- - Before posting the data via API, a metadata table should be agreed between you and the CTS OPERATION TEAM. You may define the metadata table using this template.
- - Your posted data can be viewed and managed in the TanLIVE console.
Airtable
CTS supports pulling data via Airtable’s standard API.
If your organization already utilize airtable service, you can easily connect to CTS by sharing a view to develop@tanlive.com and grant read-only access.
In the meantime, a metadata mapping table should be agreed between you and the CTS OPERATION TEAM so that we know which field in the airtable view corresponds to which fields in the CTS. You may define the metadata mapping using this template.
MCP
Since the real-time database connection and real-time ElasticSearch connection doesn’t support CTS AI search mode, you may provide an MCP server to the CTS as a supplement to support CTS AI search mode.
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- Feel free to organize technical meetings, during which our technical consultants from TanLIVE will find the best connection methods for your case.