使用说明
Caterpillar Agentic Marketplace
AI agents autonomously browse, negotiate, review compliance & purchase Cat® equipment — live.
Built for HackIllinois 2026. An MCP-powered agentic marketplace where autonomous purchasing agents interact with a Caterpillar sales AI in real-time, negotiating deals on heavy equipment through a visual Kanban pipeline.
Live Demo
Deal Pipeline — Agents negotiating across 4 stages
Live Negotiation Feed — Buyer agents vs. CatSales™ AI
What It Does
5 autonomous AI buyer agents connect to the Caterpillar MCP server and independently:
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Browse | Agents scan the 8-product Cat® catalog, compare specs, evaluate pricing |
| Negotiate | Agents haggle with CatSales™ AI — volume discounts, warranty terms, delivery timelines, competitive counter-offers |
| Compliance | Automated reviews: EPA Tier 4, OSHA safety, import regs, anti-corruption checks, insurance & liability |
| Purchase | Deal closes, order processed, delivery scheduled to regional hub |
All of this happens live on screen — deals move through the pipeline, prices negotiate down, new deals spawn, and purchases close automatically.
The Agents
| Agent | Role | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| MineBot Alpha | Mining Procurement | $2.5M |
| BuildCorp AI | Construction Buyer | $1.8M |
| TerraFleet Agent | Fleet Manager | $4.0M |
| GovProcure Bot | Government Buyer | $3.2M |
| EnergyOps AI | Energy Sector | $1.5M |
Each agent has its own negotiation style, budget constraints, and compliance requirements.
Cat® Product Catalog
Cat® D6 Dozer · Cat® 320 Excavator · Cat® 745 Articulated Truck · Cat® 950 Wheel Loader · Cat® 390F Hydraulic Excavator · Cat® 777G Off-Highway Truck · Cat® CS56 Vibratory Soil Compactor · Cat® CB7 Asphalt Compactor
MCP Server (Backend)
The marketplace is powered by a TypeScript MCP server that indexes Node.js codebases and exposes tools for AI clients:
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
index_pages |
Scan & index a project directory into .mcp/ context |
search_pages |
Query indexed pages by keyword, framework, type |
get_page_detail |
Full metadata + source preview for a file |
list_available_tools |
Self-documenting tool manifest |
Plus 2 resources (pages://index, pages://detail/{filePath}) and 2 prompts (summarize_project, analyze_routes).
Quick Start
git clone https://github.com/atharva789/hackIlli26_CatterPillar.git
cd hackIlli26_CatterPillar
npm install && npm run build
Open the marketplace:
open web/index.html
Run the MCP server:
npm start -- --directory /path/to/project
Structure
├── src/ # MCP Server (TypeScript)
│ ├── index.ts # Entry point (stdio transport)
│ ├── server.ts # Tool/resource/prompt registration
│ ├── indexer/ # Scanner + parser + types
│ ├── context/ # .mcp/ directory manager
│ └── tools/ # 4 MCP tool implementations
├── web/ # Agentic Marketplace Frontend
│ ├── index.html # Caterpillar-branded UI
│ ├── styles.css # Modern glassmorphic design system
│ └── app.js # Marketplace simulation engine
└── docs/ # Screenshots
Built With
Model Context Protocol · TypeScript · @modelcontextprotocol/sdk v1 · Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS · Zod · Glob
License
MIT
