Kōbō PLM Fashion Tools

Stores an image the user added from the tech pack panel (a flat, a material photo, artwork or a close-up) and returns the updated tech pack. Called by the tech pack panel.

attach_image

Writes the fit review's New values into the tech pack as the user's own measurements, as the next revision at the next sample stage. Called by the fit review panel's "Apply to tech pack" button.

apply_fit_review

Builds a garment tech pack for a factory: header, graded measurement spec (points of measure per size), bill of materials, construction, colourways, care and packing, with a checklist of what is still missing. The user sees it as an interactive panel and can download a PDF. BEFORE CALLING: you must know what the garment is and who it is for (womens, mens, unisex or kids) from what the user has said in this conversation or shown in an uploaded sketch. If they have not said, for example they only wrote "make me a tech pack", do NOT call this tool and do NOT pick a garment from memory or earlier chats. Instead ask, in one short message: what the garment is and its key details, who it is for, the main fabric, the size range and unit (cm or inches), colourways, and whether they have a sketch or measurements to share. If they then want you to go ahead with gaps, call it; the checklist shows what is missing. FILLING IT IN: use what the user gave you and what is clearly visible in their sketch or document, and write it the way a production tech pack would. Never invent supplier names, supplier references or Pantone codes. You may propose what is standard for the garment, and say in your reply that these are suggestions to confirm: (1) construction per area with stitch type and ISO class, stitches per inch/cm, seam allowance and finish (e.g. "Side seams: 4-thread overlock ISO 504, 1 cm SA, 12 SPI, pressed to back"); (2) a full BOM: shell, lining/pocketing, every trim the design implies (buttons with ligne size, zips with length and type, elastic with width, interfacing), thread, main/size/care labels, and packaging (polybag, hangtag, swing tag string, size sticker); (3) an estimated consumption per garment for each BOM line; (4) care and packing. MEASUREMENTS: if the user gives measurements, pass them in `poms` exactly as given (use `values` for a full size table, or `base` plus `grade`). If they give none, omit `poms` and Kōbō's starter block for the garment is graded across their sizes. Each result lists where every row's numbers come from. On a rebuild (with `pack_id`) the previous measurements are kept, so re-pass `poms` ONLY for rows the user supplied or edited; leave out Kōbō starter rows so they regrade from the block (for example across a new size) and stay marked as starter, and never copy starter or estimated numbers into `poms` as if they were the user's. Use `add_poms` for points of measure specific to this design (pocket opening and position, slit or vent length, shirring panel, cuff or hood details, strap length) and `drop_poms` for block points that do not apply (e.g. sleeve measurements on a sleeveless dress). For design details with well-known typical sizes (pocket dimensions, placket width, strap length, rib heights) give a typical value with `base` and `grade` (0 if it does not grade) and set `estimate: true`; never set `estimate` on the user's own measurements. Do not add a point that is already in the block under another name. IMAGES: put every image the user uploads in this conversation in `uploads` (each one once), then point at it by its position with {"upload": n} where it belongs: `images.front` and `images.back` (flat drawings or photos of the whole garment), `images.detail` (close-ups, with a short caption), `bom[].image` (a photo of that material: fabric swatch, button, zip, label), or `artwork[].image` (a print, embroidery, patch or label design; fill name, kind, placement, size and technique, and for labels the `text`, including "Made in …" if the user gave it). Work out which image is which from what the user said and what the image shows; ask only if you really cannot tell (e.g. two near-identical flats with no front or back cue). An upload you do not place is kept as a close-up photo. KEEPING IMAGES: images are stored by Kōbō and have an image_id (listed in each result). When you call this tool again, pass every existing image back as {"image_id": "…"} in the same place. Never drop an image on a rebuild, and never re-send an old upload instead of its image_id. CHANGES: when the user asks for any change, call this tool again with the `pack_id` from the last result and the complete updated tech pack (every field from before plus the change, including every image_id), except measurements as above. Kōbō numbers the revisions and lists what changed; do not track versions yourself. Set `stage` whenever the user names a sample round ("PP sample" / "pre-production" → pre_production; "proto" / "fit sample" → proto; "SMS" / "salesman sample" → salesman_sample; "TOP" / "top of production" → top_of_production); the revision tag shows it, so never put the sample round into `notes`. Otherwise leave `stage` out and it carries over. Do not add notes about which measurements are starter block or about what you changed: Kōbō records both.

build_tech_pack

Calculates the landed cost of an imported garment or accessory per destination market (factory/FOB price + freight + insurance + import duty + other costs, in the market currency), the wholesale and retail margins at the user's prices, and suggested prices for target margins. The user sees an interactive breakdown they can edit. BEFORE CALLING: you need the factory/FOB price and its currency, the country of manufacture, and at least one destination market. If any of these is missing, ask for it first (one short message) instead of guessing. Prices and target margins are optional. DUTY: you must supply duty_percent for each market. Work it out from the HS code (infer the 6-digit code from the product and fibre content if the user does not know it), the destination tariff and the origin, including additional tariffs on that origin (for example extra US tariffs on goods from China) and preferential rates (for example zero duty on EU-origin goods into the UK). Tell the user these are estimates. Supply fx_rate whenever the market currency differs from the FOB currency. For changes, call again with the complete updated inputs.

calculate_landed_cost

Draws a front and back technical flat for the tech pack with numbered construction callouts, adds them to the pack and returns it. Called by the tech pack panel's "Draw flats for me" button.

draw_flats

Draws a front and a back technical flat (black line drawing with numbered callouts for the construction details) for a tech pack made with build_tech_pack, and adds them to it as a new revision. The user's own flats are never replaced: the drawing is then added beside them as close-ups. Takes about 20 seconds. Use ONLY when the user asks for a sketch, flat or drawing, or has no flats and says they want one drawn. Never call it unasked, and never call it again for the same pack unless the user asks for a new drawing. Afterwards, tell the user it is an AI drawing to check against their design. On later build_tech_pack calls, pass the drawn images back by image_id like any other image.

draw_technical_flats

Renders the fit review (with the panel's edits) to a PDF fit report or a CSV and returns a short-lived download link. Called by the fit review panel.

export_fit_review

Renders a tech pack (as returned by build_tech_pack, including any edits made in the panel) to a PDF or a spec CSV and returns a short-lived download link. Called by the tech pack panel.

export_tech_pack

Suggests the 6-digit HS (customs tariff) code for a garment or fashion accessory from Kōbō's curated tariff table: the best match with plain-English reasons, up to four alternatives, and how many digits each destination adds (US HTS 10, EU CN 8, UK 10) with links to the official tariffs. The user sees a panel where they can pick a code or tap an answer. WHEN: the user asks for an HS, HTS, tariff, commodity or customs code, or asks what code their product falls under; and before calculate_landed_cost when no HS code is known. Works on its own, without a tech pack. INPUT: pass the user's own words in `description` (garment, fabric, who it's for), the fibre content in `composition` if they gave it, and `gender` / `knit_or_woven` only if they said. Don't guess them: the tool works out what it can and says what it can't. AFTERWARDS: if the result lists questions, ask the user only those (at most two, in one short message); the panel also has tap-to-answer buttons. Otherwise state the code in one sentence. Never quote duty rates from this tool, it has none; for landed cost call calculate_landed_cost with the chosen hs_code and your own duty estimate per market, and say it is an estimate.

lookup_hs_code

Re-works the verdict, biggest miss and next sample after the user edits the fit review panel. Called by the fit review panel.

recheck_fit_review