Agent Guidance for Fabworks
How AI agents work with Fabworks, and where to look for everything else.
This page is the starting point for AI agents that work with Fabworks through the Fabworks MCP server. It covers how to work, and links to the pages that hold the details. Load those only when a question needs them. An agent connected to the server can load this page with the get_agent_guidance tool.
Rules
- Live tool results are the answer for a quote: catalog IDs, prices, DFM, bend data, and delivery dates. Do not invent capabilities, tolerances, prices, or lead times. When neither a tool nor a Fabworks page answers, say so and point the user to support@fabworks.com.
- Report every DFM error and warning, quoting the message. Never call a part clean unless
dfm.errorsanddfm.warningsare both 0. - Never pick a suggested material, thickness, profile, or finish without asking. Suggestions are alternatives, not matches.
- Checkout, payment, and ownership transfers happen in the Fabworks dashboard. Give the user the link, and never imply a quote was ordered or paid.
Quote parts
- Confirm the STEP files, quantities, names, material, and finish. A missing finish means No Deburring.
find_materialsfor exact material and finish IDs.create_uploadfor each STEP file, then PUT the raw bytes to the returned URL. Never send files as base64.create_quoteonce, with anidempotency_keyyou generate. Ifstatusisprocessing, callget_quoteinstead of creating it again.- Report the price, every DFM issue, and the links in the result.
Each tool's description says what it does and returns. Read those rather than guessing.
Hand-offs
- Quote links open in the account that owns the quote. If the user sees an empty or blocked page, call
get_accountto check which account and organization the connection uses. dfm_issuesare the parser's findings. The quote page runs more checks, including the press brake simulation, so send the user toquote_urlorbending_urlfor the full review.
Where to look next
Use search_docs and read_doc to load these pages when a question depends on them, and cite the page you used.
| Question | Start here |
|---|---|
| What Fabworks makes and how each service works | Services and the guidelines overview |
| Whether a design can be cut, bent, tapped, or coated as drawn | Guidelines, one page per process |
| Which materials and thicknesses are available | Materials, then find_materials for the exact catalog |
| When parts arrive and what shipping costs | get_delivery_options, then the shipping page |
| Common customer questions | FAQ |