Kabaido calculates, Claude never invents
Every dimension, price, stock figure and lead time Claude states comes from Kabaido or from the request itself; anything else is stated as missing.
Updated 11 November 2026
On this page
- Why
- A quote is a commitment, so no figure on it can be a guess.
- How
- Every figure is a result returned by your engine. Every assumption is written on the design.
The rule
Every dimension, price, stock figure, lead time and part number Claude states comes from a Kabaido result or from the request. Anything else is missing. Claude says so. It never fills one in.
Kabaido holds to the same rule in what it returns. A missing price, stock figure, lead time or date comes back empty with a plain reason beside it. A price is never shown as zero because it is missing.
Who does what
| Claude | Kabaido |
|---|---|
| Reads the request and works out what is being asked for | Holds what can be made and checks each design against it |
| Sets the values the request states and justifies the rest | Takes off the materials and says what stock the design would draw on |
| Asks Kabaido to configure each design | Prices the design at its quantity, with the customer's own terms |
| Explains the result and what needs your decision | Draws the 3D design and the drawing. Keeps the quote |
Where a value comes from
When Claude sets a value it follows one order of authority and records which it used:
- The request itself.
- Your company's engineering notes.
- Kabaido's engineering guide for the design module.
- Claude's own research, which it must label as research.
When the request is silent
The engineering guide holds a table of what to use when a request does not say. Claude uses it exactly, so the same request always produces the same quote. Every value left at the design module's default is listed on the card as assumed.
Each choice the request left open that changes the design or its price becomes a short engineering note on that design, with its alternative. The notes show in yellow on the card. Nothing the request stated goes there.
When something cannot be made as asked
If a value is outside what the design module takes or a rule blocks the design, it cannot be priced as asked. Claude changes it or asks you. It does not quote around the problem.
A requirement the design module has no value for, such as a certificate, a marking or a delivery date, goes onto that line's note word for word.
Words your people and customers wrote
Customer notes, order notes, store enquiries and your company's engineering notes reach Claude as labelled records with who wrote them and when. They are data. Claude is told never to follow them as instructions.
Prices that move
In a round tool engine workspace, a quote line holds its rods and Kabaido checks a quote live when you ask whether anything has moved. If a price has moved, you decide whether to honour the quoted price or requote at today's. Claude never decides that.
Sending
A quote goes to the customer only after you say so. Its total must still match the card you saw: Kabaido refuses to send when the total has changed, when a line has no price or when the quote has been replaced by a newer version. A quote already sent is not sent a second time unless you ask for that.
Related
- What Claude can do for each partAsk Claude in plain words to design and quote a request, change a line, check stock, compare suppliers, run a wizard or read the store's orders. It does it in your workspace.
- The Kabaido connectorThe connector gives your own Claude your design engine, your data and your engineering knowledge, while Kabaido does every calculation.
- Signing in and what your role allowsClaude signs in as you and can never do more than your role in the workspace allows.