dekt-factory-agent

An AI agent for managing factory operations — supply chain status, manufacturing stages, and car order processing — deployed on Tanzu Platform using the new Agentic buildpack

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Deployment

Prerequisites

1. Tanzu Platform org and space

Ensure you are logged in and targeting the correct org and space:

cf login
cf target -o <your-org> -s <your-space>

2. Create the MCP Gateway

The MCP Gateway is the entry point that routes agent tool calls to the MCP server instances. Deploy it first:

cf create-service mcp-gateway standard dekt-mcp-gw

cf create-service p-identity uaa dekt-sso

Note the gateway's public URL — you will use it when registering each MCP server as a user-provided service (e.g. https://dekt-mcp-gw.apps.<domain>).

3. Push the MCP server instances

Each MCP server is a standalone Spring Boot app. Clone and push each one, then register it as a user-provided service pointing to its route through the MCP Gateway.

factory-mcp-server — manufacturing stage data and supply chain dashboard, demo as secured MCP with Auth required

git clone https://github.com/dektlong/factory-mcp-server
cd factory-mcp-server
cf push -f manifest.yml

cf bind-service dekt-car-orders-mcp dekt-mcp-gw -c '{
  "auth": {
    "service-instance": {
      "type": "OIDC",
      "name": "dekt-sso"
    }
  }
}' --wait
cd ..

cf create-user-provided-service factory-info \
  -p '{"url": "https://dekt-mcp-gw.apps.<domain>/factory-mcp-server/mcp"}' \
  -t mcp-server

car-orders-mcp-server — car order management tools, demo as secured MCP with Auth required

git clone https://github.com/dektlong/car-orders-mcp-server
cd car-orders-mcp-server
cf push -f manifest.yml

cf bind-service dekt-car-orders-mcp dekt-mcp-gw -c '{
  "auth": {
    "service-instance": {
      "type": "OIDC",
      "name": "dekt-sso"
    }
  }
}' --wait

cd ..

cf create-user-provided-service factory-orders \
  -p '{"url": "https://dekt-mcp-gw.apps.<domain>/car-orders-mcp-server/mcp"}' \
  -t mcp-server

doc-analyzer-mcp — document analysis via RAG (analyze-document tool)

git clone https://github.com/dektlong/doc-analyzer-mcp
cd doc-analyzer-mcp
cf push -f manifest.yml
cd ..

cf create-user-provided-service factory-documents \
  -p '{"url": "https://dekt-mcp-gw.apps.<domain>/doc-analyzer-mcp/mcp"}' \
  -t mcp-server

chat-poster-mcp — posts agent results to a Google Chat space (post-to-chat tool)

git clone https://github.com/dektlong/chat-poster-mcp
cd chat-poster-mcp
cf push -f manifest.yml
cd ..

cf create-user-provided-service chat-poster \
  -p '{"url": "https://dekt-mcp-gw.apps.<domain>/chat-poster-mcp/mcp"}' \
  -t mcp-server

Webhook credentials (space id, key, token) are configured on the chat-poster-mcp app itself — not on the agent. See that repo's README for credential setup.

4. GenAI service with tool-calling support

Create a GenAI service instance backed by a model that supports tool calling (required for MCP tool invocation and skill execution):

cf create-service genai <tools-capable-plan> factory-genai

The model plan must support function/tool calling. Examples: gpt-4o, claude-3-5-sonnet, or any plan advertised with tools capability in the CF marketplace (cf marketplace -e genai).

Push the agent

Once all prerequisites are in place:

cf push -f manifest.yml

The agent_buildpack packages the agent, loads the system prompt from AGENTS.md, and mounts the .agents/skills/ directory.

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Agent Skills

Skills extend the agent's behaviour for domain-specific workflows. They live in .agents/skills/ and are loaded automatically by the agent buildpack.

Skill	Trigger	Description
car-orders-matching	"car order", "ready to paint", "next car order"	Matches a random car order against Final Assembly health. Uses factory-orders and factory-info MCPs.
supplychain-motivator	"supply chain" (anywhere in request)	Reads daily supply chain target and generates a motivational team message.

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Example Prompts

what is the health of our manufacturing

do we need to motivate our supply chain

do we have out of warranty items

are we ready to paint the next car order

post orders report to google chat