CI Buddy

CI Buddy is a domAIn-specific AI Intelligent workstation developed by the China Index Academy, officially launched in 2026. It is designed to serve the real estate industry by leverAGIng over three decades of accumulated data, domain knowledge, and Standardized MCP data interfaces along with more than 200 scenario-specific Skill modules. Built on the Harness Professional AI Architecture, CI Buddy encapsulates the academy's real estate expertise into an integrated platform that assists professionals in completing complex tasks such as market research, land assessment, and marketing strategy fORMulation through simple natural language instructions.

What it does

CI Buddy ACTs as a dedicated AI assistant for real estate professionals. Users can issue commands in Natural language to invoke specialized AI experts that perform tasks across the entire real estate value chain. The system retrieves data from authoritative Databases and knowledge bases, ensuring every analysis result is traceable and reliable. It covers 17 major business scenariOS including policy research, urban entry analysis, land market evaluation, resIDEntial market analysis, commercial office leASIng, urban renewal, industrial real estate, Enterprise Operations, pRoPErty management, customer research, and senior care markets.

Key capabilities

• Deep domain understanding: The system's Prompts, terminology, and indicator Frameworks are fully aligned with real estate industry conventions, eliminating common AI misunderstandings.
• Traceable data: All analyses connect to the China Index Academy's authoritative databases and Knowledge Bases, with built-in cross-validation mechanisms to reduce data distortion and AI hallucinations.
• Comprehensive scenario coveRAGe: CI Buddy supports 17 Business scenarios, providing targeted AI Services for various roles in the real estate chain.
• adaptive learning: The system remembers user preferences, frequently used indicator frameworks, report structures, and commonly monitored cities or regions, becoming more Personalized over time.
• Harness Engineering architecture: A six-layer capability system including Tools (20+ MCP data interfaces and 200+ Skills), memory, Orchestration, Guardrails, Reliability, and EValuation layers ensures professional, stable, and controllable ouTPUts.
• Dual knowledge base: An internal knowledge base with 21 primary databases, 111 SECondary databases, and 321 tertiary databases, plus a knowledge graph covering six business layers with millions of data nodes.
• Customizable Skills: Users can create their own experts and custom Skills to encapsulate personal or team business logic and analysis frameworks.

Who it is for

CI Buddy is designed for real estate professionals including market analysts, land acquisition specialists, Marketing strategists, policy researchers, urban planners, property managers, and enterprise executives. It is particularly valuable for organizations that require reliable, data-driven decision support and want to standardize their analytical Workflows.

How to get started

Users can access CI Buddy through its official web platform. The system is available to enterprise CLIents and may require an account setup. New users typically need to register and configure their preferences and business roles to enable personalized recommendations. The platform offers guided onboarding to help users explore the available Skills and data interfaces.

Pricing and access caveat

CI Buddy is a paid enterprise product. Pricing details are not publicly disclosed and may vary based on the scale of deployment, number of users, and required data modules. Interested organizations should contact the China Index Academy directly for a customized quote. A free trial may be available upon request, but this is not guaranteed.