Future Vision: Pebble Orchestrator Integration¶

As CostEngine (MfgIQ) matures, it will transition from a standalone quoting tool into the Technical Calculation Kernel of the broader Pebble Orchestrator (Pebble IQ) ecosystem.

The "Kernel" Strategy¶

Pebble Orchestrator is designed as the Sales Layer—handling communication, lead intelligence, and customer relationships. CostEngine serves as the specialized Execution Layer—handling the complex mathematics of manufacturing.

graph TD
    subgraph "Pebble Orchestrator (Sales Layer)"
    A[Email Intelligence] --> B[CRM / Lead Gen]
    B --> C[Orchestration Engine]
    end

    subgraph "CostEngine (Technical Kernel)"
    C -- "Request Cost" --> D[Technical Costing]
    D -- "Usage Telemetry" --> E[Optimization & Learning]
    D -- "Calculated Price" --> C
    end

    style C fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style D fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ff9800

Key Integration Pillars¶

1. Unified Sales Orchestration¶

Current State: Estimators manually monitor emails, download Excel attachments, and upload them to CostEngine (UC-001).
Future State: Pebble's Email Intelligence automatically detects RFQs, extracts attachments, and triggers CostEngine via API. The estimator simply logs in to see a pre-populated draft quote.

2. Precedent Engineering¶

Concept: AI should learn from past wins and losses, not just formulas.
Integration: Pebble queries CostEngine's historical data (UC-902). If a user is quoting a "Titanium Shaft", Pebble surfaces: “Warning: Last time we quoted Titanium with < 10% margin, we lost money due to tool wear. Suggest raising margin to 15%.”

3. Enterprise Context Layer¶

Concept: A semantic understanding of the factory's capabilities.
Integration: CostEngine’s Semantic Layer (ADR-006) provides the "Vocabulary" (e.g., Yield, Cycle Time, Scrap Rate) that Pebble's AI agents use to reason about business health.

Roadmap Alignment¶

Phase	Milestone	Operational Change
Phase 1 (Now)	Standalone Kernel	CostEngine runs independently. Users manually input data.
Phase 2	Connected API	Pebble triggers CostEngine workflows via REST API.
Phase 3	Integrated Intelligence	Pebble agents actively optimize CostEngine parameters (Margins, Routing) based on market signals.

Strategic Goal: Move the Estimator from "Data Entry" to "Strategic Review" by automating the entire specific-to-general workflow.