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Vibe Manufacturing

com.vibe-manufacturing/manufacturer-finder · v1.0.0

Find manufacturers worldwide, match a part spec to suppliers, estimate cost, request quotes.

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Last check

Reachable, 24 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

A 93/100

What it does: 24 tools · 17 read, 7 write (incl. delete/pay) · Files & storage, Email, Messaging

Test call list_manufacturing_tools: worked (997 ms)

How the rating is made
  • Answers without login: +30
  • Speed of first answer: +10
  • Lists tools: +10
  • Tool descriptions: +15
  • Parameter descriptions: +3
  • Read/write annotations: +5
  • Safe test call: +20
  • More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Install

Remote URL
https://vibe-manufacturing.com/api/mcp

Tools

24 tools listed at last check
  • search Search the Vibe Manufacturing playbook, guides, tool reviews and the manufacturer directory. Mention a process (for example CNC machining) or a country to get matching manufacturers. Returns result ids for fetch.
  • fetch 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.
  • find_suppliers Find contract manufacturers in the directory by country and process. Processes: laser-cutting, cnc-machining, sheet-metal, 3d-printing, injection-molding, pcb-assembly, die-casting, welding, waterjet-cutting, metal-stamping, forging, heat-treatment, grinding-polishing, casting, wire-forming, steel-c
  • match_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 and more): typical tolerances, file formats, the rules with their reasons, a pre-RFQ checklist and common mistakes. Typical rules of thumb; the manufacturer's ow
  • check_design Check a design against typical manufacturing rules before you request quotes. Returns pass, warn or fail per check with the limit and the reason. Supported processes: sheet-metal, laser-cutting, cnc-machining, 3d-printing, injection-molding, die-casting, casting, metal-stamping, pcb-assembly. Parame
  • find_registered_businesses Find manufacturing businesses you can contact directly, including official-registry establishments without a website (Mexico: INEGI DENUE). Returns how to reach each one: contact form, phone and email (published only for legal entities), website. Filter by ISO country code (MX, US, ...), process and
  • 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 manufacturers. A person reviews it and replies by email.
  • create_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 upload_rfq_file; use dry_run to check completeness before sending. The answer contains quote_readiness, missing and recommended items. We match manufacturers, em
  • get_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 request is complete.
  • upload_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 100 MB with POST /api/v1/rfq/files?name=...). Returns a file_id to pass in create_rfq file_ids. Unused files expire after 24 hours. Only upload files the user agre
  • send_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, optionally with file_ids. We relay it by email or API and keep the thread.
  • get_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 new ones.
  • 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 any existing quote from this supplier for this RFQ, adds a thread entry and notifies the buyer by email and an optional callback; repeating the call sends notif
  • 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, whether you answered, your quote and unread buyer messages.
  • get_request For a manufacturer's agent (needs the supplier token): one request in full — spec, what is missing, why you matched, file download links for your company, and the conversation so far.
  • send_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 update, optionally with file_ids from upload_rfq_file. Draft it for the manufacturer and send only after they confirm.
  • get_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_time_days, min_order_qty, notes or notify_email. Fields you leave out keep their value; a field you send replaces it whole (a processes list replaces the stored lis

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