In-plane　sulfur　vacancies　in　the　MoS2　catalyst　exhibit　great　potential　for　low-temperature　CO2　hydrogenation　to　methanol.　However,　both　CO2　and　H-2　adsorb　and　activate　at　sulfur　vacancies,　leading　to　competition　between　them.　Anchoring　atomically　dispersed　Co　atoms　over　MoS2　may　facilitate　H-2　adsorption　and　activation.　Here,　a　thiourea-assisted　strategy　was　employed　to　construct　a　Co-thiourea　complex,　which　transformed　into　atomically　dispersed　Co　species　after　heat　treatment.　Under　reaction　conditions　of　5　MPa　and　220　degrees　C,　the　0.5Co/MoS2　catalyst　achieved　a　methanol　space-time　yield　of　323　mg(MeOH)　g(cat)(-1)　h(-1)　after　induction,　with　stability　maintained　for　at　least　500　h,　compared　to　177　mg(MeOH)　g(cat)(-1)　h(-1)　for　pristine　MoS2.　Mechanistic　study　revealed　that　the　hydrogenation　of　CO2　to　methanol　follows　the　COOH*　pathway,　where　CO2　is　first　hydrogenated　to　COOH*　intermediate　and　then　gradually　hydrogenated　CH3O*　species.　This　work　presents　a　viable　strategy　for　developing　atomically　dispersed　metal-MoS2　catalysts　for　CO2　hydrogenation　to　methanol.