# Ondes PRO for manufacturers: production in your AI’s line of sight > Manufacturers: your AI assistant reads inventory, bills of materials and production orders in Ondes PRO over MCP, and flags what will hold up production. Updated on 2026-10-21 · The Ondes PRO team · https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/industries/manufacturing You build products from components, and one missing part is enough to stop an assembly. With Ondes PRO’s **MCP server**, your AI assistant reads your components, bills of materials and production orders. It works out what you can build with today’s stock, spots shortages before they stall the shop floor, and drafts production orders for you to approve. ## A day on the production side with an AI assistant **7:30am.** The production manager asks for the morning picture: which components dropped below their alert threshold over the weekend, and which production orders planned this week depend on them. **9am.** A salesperson receives a large enquiry. Before replying, they ask how many finished products are in stock and how many more can be assembled from available components. The answer accounts for sub-assemblies in the bill of materials. **11am.** The assistant drafts a production order for the agreed quantity. The workshop lead reviews it and moves it to “planned”. **4pm.** Assembly is done: running the order consumes the components in the bill of materials and updates stock, with no part-by-part issue entries. ## Can we fulfil this order? The answer in a minute _Example conversation · demo data (Atelier Lumen)_ > **You** : Résidence Les Pins wants 60 brushed-brass Arc floor lamps by the end of November. Can we do it? > > 🔧 `ondes_appeler` `GET inventory/assemblages?search=Arc` — 12 finished Arc floor lamps in stock, 34 buildable from available components. > > 🔧 `ondes_appeler` Reads the Arc floor lamp’s bill of materials and the stock of each component. > > **Assistant** : With current stock you can deliver **46 lamps** (12 finished, 34 to assemble). For the remaining 14, you are short 14 brushed-brass 120 cm tubes and 9 weighted bases; every other component is covered. I suggest a draft production order for 34 units right away, and I can list the two components to reorder with the supplier saved on their record. > > **You** : Yes, draft the production order. > > 🔧 `ondes_appeler` `POST inventory/ordres-production` with `simuler: true`, then for real: draft order created for 34 Arc floor lamps. > > **Assistant** : The production order is a draft in Inventory. It will not consume any component until the workshop plans and runs it. ## How does the AI understand a bill of materials? In Ondes PRO, an assembled product carries its **bill of materials**: the components and sub-assemblies that make it up, with their quantities. A sub-assembly can have its own bill of materials; the calculation walks down every level to find the real component requirement. That is what lets the assistant answer the question that matters — “how many can we build today?” — and estimate what is missing for a given quantity, including component cost when prices are filled in. It guesses nothing: it reads the same data as your inventory screens. Module details are on the [inventory management](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/inventory) page. ## Monday’s low-stock review _Example conversation · demo data (Atelier Lumen)_ > **You** : Which components are below threshold, and what does that hold up this week? > > 🔧 `ondes_assistant` Components below their alert threshold, planned production orders and the bills of materials involved. > > **Assistant** : Four components are below threshold. Two block this week: **brass E27 lamp holders** (18 in stock, 40 needed for Thursday’s planned Pétrole pendant order) and **black fabric cable** (25 m for 60 m). Dimmers and mounting screws are low, with no pending order relying on them. > > **You** : Create a card in the Purchasing board for each component, with the supplier link. > > 🔧 `ondes_assistant` Proposes a plan: 4 cards in the “To order” column of the Purchasing board, the two blocking ones at the top. > > **You** : Confirm. > > 🔧 `ondes_assistant` `confirmer` — 4 cards created, visible live to the purchasing team. ## What the AI keeps track of for a manufacturer - **Components**: quantities, alert thresholds, supplier and order link, stock value — see [inventory management](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/inventory). - **Bills of materials**: assembled products, sub-assemblies, buildable quantity from today’s stock. - **Production orders**: draft, planned, in progress, done or cancelled; running an order consumes its components. - **Stock movements**: receipts and issues, to trace where a discrepancy came from. - **Purchasing**: one card per component to reorder, tracked on a shared board — see [Kanban](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/kanban). - **Sales**: finished products linked to the store, and a quote for a business customer — see [invoicing](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/invoicing). ## Several sites or several companies? If your group has several companies, each gets its own workspace in Ondes PRO, and its stock stays its own. The parent company can open some components to its subsidiaries so they assemble from the group’s warehouse. The assistant targets the company you name; a subsidiary never sees a sister company’s stock. > **No surprise stock changes** — A production order created by the AI starts as a draft and consumes nothing: the workshop plans and runs it. Writes can be checked with a dry run before they are saved, the built-in assistant’s actions wait for your confirmation, and every connection acts with the permissions of the person who authorised it — a salesperson without inventory access will not see it through the AI. See the [MCP server security](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/security) page. ## How much does AI-assisted inventory management cost? The MCP server is included in every Ondes PRO plan, together with inventory, bills of materials and production orders, as well as invoicing, the CRM and the store. The Pro plan covers up to 100 users; beyond that, the Entreprise plan is quoted on request. Details are on the [pricing](https://ondes.pro/en/pricing) page. ## Go further - [Inventory management](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/inventory) — Stock levels, deliveries, bills of materials and production orders read and prepared by your assistant. - [Kanban](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/kanban) — Your AI assistant creates, moves and comments on cards, and your teammates see it happen live. - [Online store](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/modules/online-store) — Orders, catalogue, promo codes and shipments handled by your assistant, in test mode by default. - [Automate with AI](https://ondes.pro/en/integrations/mcp/guides/automate-with-ai) — Reminders, reports and automations described in one sentence, always reviewed before anything runs. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can an MCP server connect to my inventory management? Yes. Ondes PRO’s MCP server gives your AI assistant access to the components, stock movements, bills of materials and production orders in your instance, with your role’s permissions. ### Does the AI know how many products can be built from current stock? Yes. It reads each assembled product’s bill of materials, sub-assemblies included, and the buildable quantity Ondes PRO computes from component stock. It can also estimate what is missing to reach a given quantity. ### Can the assistant start production on its own? It can draft a production order. Planning and running it — which actually consumes components — remains your decision, and every write is reported as a test or real. ### How does the AI spot shortages? Each component can have an alert threshold. The assistant lists those that have dropped below it and cross-references them with planned production orders to tell you which ones actually block production. ### Does Ondes PRO replace a manufacturing ERP? Ondes PRO covers component stock, bills of materials, production orders, sales and invoicing for a small or mid-sized manufacturer. For advanced machine capacity planning, a specialised tool remains a better fit. The [demo](https://ondes.pro/en/demo) lets you check whether the scope suits you. ### Is the MCP server an add-on? No. It is included in every Ondes PRO plan, starting with Essentiel, with every module: inventory, bills of materials and production orders included. There is no connector to buy and no module to unlock before your assistant can reach them.