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Describe a hardware product, get a sourcing plan per part, matched manufacturers and quote requests.
Remote server: your requests and data go to vibe-manufacturing.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http vibe-manufacturing https://vibe-manufacturing.com/api/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
search — Search the Vibe Manufacturing playbook, guides, tool reviews and the manufacturer directory. Mention a process (for example CNC machining) ofetch — Fetch the full text of a document or manufacturer profile by the id returned from search.search_site — Search the playbook, guides, tool reviews and comparisons on vibe-manufacturing.com.get_playbook_step — Get one of the 13 playbook steps (summary, explanation, checklist, related tools).list_manufacturing_tools — List tools and factories with pros and cons. Optional category: Fabrication, Electronics, Sourcing, Prototyping, Measuring, Design, Review.estimate_product_cost — Estimate landed cost per unit and the price needed for a target margin for a custom product. All money values in USD per unit.plan_prototype — Turn a product description into a sourcing plan for a prototype or first batch: parts split into make (process, material, what a factory neecreate_project — Start a prototype project for the human you act for: we make the sourcing plan (as plan_prototype) and, once the person confirms by a click get_project — Read a prototype project you created: the plan and, per part request, how many manufacturers were reached and how many quotes arrived. Needsfind_suppliers — Find contract manufacturers in the directory by country and process. Processes: laser-cutting, cnc-machining, sheet-metal, 3d-printing, injematch_manufacturers — Rank manufacturers for a structured part spec. Returns scored matches with the reasons, so an agent can explain the choice to its user.get_design_rules — Design-for-manufacturing rules for one process (sheet metal, CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, casting, welding, PCB assembly acheck_design — Check a design against typical manufacturing rules before you request quotes. Returns pass, warn or fail per check with the limit and the refind_registered_businesses — Find manufacturing businesses you can contact directly, including official-registry establishments without a website (Mexico: INEGI DENUE). submit_quote_request — Send a quote request for the human you act for. Only call after the user agreed that the request and email may be shared with suitable manufcreate_rfq — Create a structured request for quotation for the human you act for. Call get_rfq_requirements for the process first and upload files with uget_rfq — Read the matches and the quotes received so far for an RFQ you created. Needs the rfq_id and the token returned by create_rfq.get_rfq_requirements — What a factory needs to quote a given process (required and recommended items with accepted values). Read this before create_rfq so the requupload_rfq_file — Upload a design file (STEP/STP, IGES/IGS, STL, 3MF, OBJ, DXF, DWG, PDF, ZIP (Gerber files go in a ZIP); up to 6 MB as base64 here, up to 100send_rfq_message — Write to the matched factories about a request (buyer token) or to the buyer (supplier token): a question, an answer or an update, optionallget_rfq_thread — Read the conversation of a request: messages from factories (answers, quotes, files) and your own. Pass since=<last message_id> to get only submit_quote — For a manufacturer's agent: answer an RFQ the company was matched to. Needs the supplier token issued when the company registered. Replaces list_my_requests — For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): the open quote requests your company was matched to, newest first, with readiness, whget_request — For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): one request in full — spec, what is missing, why you matched, file download links forsend_message — For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): write to the buyer of a request you were matched to — a question, an answer or an updget_my_profile — For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): what the directory stores about your company, and the allowed values for each field.update_my_profile — For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): change processes, materials, certs, formats, industries, signals, machines, lead_timeNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.