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An AI sales agent's note validator order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for Talos bill validators from Crane Payment Innovations (CPI, part of Crane NXT): Talos or Talos Recycler, market, bezel, interface, power, magazine size, the Synq module and spare magazines. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed. The model names, markets, bezels, magazine sizes and interface names are from the public CPI Talos data sheet; the prices and several compatibility rules are modeled for this demonstration and are not CPI's.

Scope: CPI Talos and Talos Recycler bill validator orders: market, bezel, interface, power, magazines, Synq module, spares and an illustrative price. See everything this validator covers

This validator models an order for the Talos note validator family, not just the scenarios shown below. It separates what is public from what is modeled.

  • Public, from the CPI Talos data sheet — the Talos and Talos Recycler models; the four markets in the ordering code (amusement $1-$5, amusement $1-$20, vending $1-$20 and gaming $1-$100); the Compact, High Visibility and VFM Retrofit bezels; magazines of 200, 300, 500, 700 and 1000 bills, with the 1000-bill magazine sold in a four-pack; the pulse, MDB and IVS harnesses and the listed interfaces (ILLP, NILLP, MDB, NISR, IP, NIP, EBDS, NIP+); the power sources; upstack and downstack; and the CPI Synq module and Simplifi mobile app.
  • Modeled, not published by the company — every price is an illustrative figure typical for the industry, not a CPI price. So are the rules for which market takes which interface, bezel, magazine size and power option (for example MDB only with 24 VAC, gaming only with a gaming interface, VFM Retrofit only for vending), the market where the recycler is offered, the Simplifi-needs-Synq rule, the discount limits and the approval thresholds.
  • What is checked — each choice against the others, spares against the pack size, the discount, and two figures the agent states (the order total and the total bill capacity), which must equal the computed ones.

Any Talos order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other CPI products, currencies other than US dollars, firmware and country packs, certification of individual gaming jurisdictions, shipping, and any real CPI price or term. The customers and the prices on this page are fictional or illustrative.

The AI sales agentBuilds the order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Interfaces, bezels and magazines that depend on the marketOnly with workarounds
Each of the four markets allows a different set of interfaces, bezels and magazine sizes. A rules-based CPQ needs a rule per pairing, and a new bezel or market multiplies them.		Market, interface, bezel, power and magazine arrive in one request and every pairing is checked on every call.
Spares sold in packsOnly with care
A pack-size rule that depends on the magazine chosen on another line; it works, but it is easy to forget when a new magazine size is added.		The spare count is checked against the pack size of the chosen magazine on every call.
A total and a bill capacity the agent statesOnly with care
The price and capacity are recomputed on save, but nothing compares them with what the agent wrote in its request.		Both figures are computed on every call and compared with the stated ones.
Discount thresholds that trigger approval or a blockOnly with care
Two thresholds as percentages of a gross price that other rules change; a discount rule has to run after every price rule.		The gross price, both thresholds and the discount are evaluated together, in any order.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The order has 0 validators; at least 1 is needed.
2A magazine capacity of 400 bills is not offered; the capacities are 200, 300, 500, 700 and 1,000 bills.
3The Talos Recycler is not offered for the amusement $1-$5 market.
4The gaming $1-$100 market is quoted only with a gaming interface (EBDS, ILLP or NISR), not pulse, MDB or IVS.
5EBDS, ILLP and NISR are quoted only with the gaming $1-$100 market.
6An MDB interface is quoted only with the 24 VAC power option.
7The 12 VDC battery power option is not quoted for the gaming $1-$100 market.
8A vending $1-$20 order is quoted with magazines of up to 500 bills; the order has 700 bills.
9A gaming $1-$100 order is quoted with magazines of at least 500 bills; the order has 300 bills.
10The VFM Retrofit bezel is quoted only with the vending $1-$20 market.
11The Compact bezel is not quoted for the gaming $1-$100 market.
12Spare 1,000-bill magazines are sold in packs of four; the order has 6 spares.
13The Simplifi mobile app is quoted only with the CPI Synq module.
14The discount is more than 10 percent of the gross price; a sales manager should approve it.
15The discount of $10,126 is more than 25 percent of the $40,500 gross price.
16A Talos Recycler for the gaming $1-$100 market needs a check of the gaming jurisdiction approvals before it is promised.
17An order of more than 1,000 validators needs a supply and lead-time confirmation.
18The quote states an order total of $40,000; the modeled price build-up gives $40,500.
19The quote states a total bill capacity of 49,000 bills; the units and magazines give 50,000 bills.
20The quote states an order total of $1; the modeled price build-up gives $65,750.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Casino kiosk recyclers: Talos Recycler order for a gaming kiosk with the wrong bezel, interface and magazines

    
The agent's request. Please quote 120 Talos Recycler validators for the gaming $1-$100 market, downstack, with the Compact bezel, the MDB interface on 24 VAC power and 300-bill magazines. The order includes the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $7,000. The quote states a total of $157,800 and a total magazine capacity of 36,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Gaming market needs a gaming interface. The gaming $1-$100 market is quoted only with a gaming interface (EBDS, ILLP or NISR), not pulse, MDB or IVS.
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  • Magazine too small for gaming. A gaming $1-$100 order is quoted with magazines of at least 500 bills; the order has 300 bills.
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  • Compact bezel not for gaming. The Compact bezel is not quoted for the gaming $1-$100 market.
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  • Simplifi app needs the Synq module. The Simplifi mobile app is quoted only with the CPI Synq module.
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  • Stated order total does not match. The quote states an order total of $157,800; the modeled price build-up gives $150,800.
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  • Recycler in a gaming machine. A Talos Recycler for the gaming $1-$100 market needs a check of the gaming jurisdiction approvals before it is promised.
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2. Casino kiosk recyclers: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 120 Talos Recycler validators for the gaming $1-$100 market, downstack, with the High Visibility bezel, the EBDS interface on 110 VAC power and 700-bill magazines. The order includes the CPI Synq module and the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $7,000. The quote states a total of $173,600 and a total magazine capacity of 84,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Recycler in a gaming machine. A Talos Recycler for the gaming $1-$100 market needs a check of the gaming jurisdiction approvals before it is promised.
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  • Order summary. 120 validator(s) with 84,000 bills of total magazine capacity, modeled order total of $173,600.
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3. Casino kiosk recyclers: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 120 Talos validators for the gaming $1-$100 market, downstack, with the High Visibility bezel, the EBDS interface on 110 VAC power and 700-bill magazines. The order includes the CPI Synq module and the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $7,000. The quote states a total of $68,600 and a total magazine capacity of 84,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 120 validator(s) with 84,000 bills of total magazine capacity, modeled order total of $68,600.
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4. Vending machine order: An 800-unit vending order with large magazines and spare magazines

    
The agent's request. Please quote 800 Talos validators for the vending $1-$20 market, upstack, with the VFM Retrofit bezel, the MDB interface on 24 VAC power and 1,000-bill magazines plus 6 spare magazines. The order includes the CPI Synq module and the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $32,000. The quote states a total of $444,720 and a total magazine capacity of 800,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Magazine too large for vending. A vending $1-$20 order is quoted with magazines of up to 500 bills; the order has 1,000 bills.
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  • 1000-bill spare magazines come in packs of four. Spare 1,000-bill magazines are sold in packs of four; the order has 6 spares.
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  • Stated order total does not match. The quote states an order total of $444,720; the modeled price build-up gives $412,720.
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5. Vending machine order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 800 Talos validators for the vending $1-$20 market, upstack, with the VFM Retrofit bezel, the MDB interface on 24 VAC power and 500-bill magazines plus 6 spare magazines. The order includes the CPI Synq module and the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $32,000. The quote states a total of $372,420 and a total magazine capacity of 400,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 800 validator(s) with 400,000 bills of total magazine capacity, modeled order total of $372,420.
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6. Amusement operator recyclers: A recycler order for the amusement $1-$5 market

    
The agent's request. Please quote 400 Talos Recycler validators for the amusement $1-$5 market, upstack, with the High Visibility bezel, the pulse interface on 12 VDC battery power and 500-bill magazines. The order has no add-on modules. The quote states a total of $488,000 and a total magazine capacity of 200,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Recycler not offered for the $1-$5 amusement market. The Talos Recycler is not offered for the amusement $1-$5 market.
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  • Stated order total does not match. The quote states an order total of $488,000; the modeled price build-up gives $28,000.
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7. Amusement operator recyclers: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 400 Talos Recycler validators for the amusement $1-$20 market, upstack, with the High Visibility bezel, the pulse interface on 12 VDC battery power and 500-bill magazines. The order has no add-on modules. The quote states a total of $488,000 and a total magazine capacity of 200,000 bills. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 400 validator(s) with 200,000 bills of total magazine capacity, modeled order total of $488,000.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for Talos bill validators from Crane Payment Innovations (CPI, part of Crane NXT): Talos or Talos Recycler, market, bezel, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed. The model names, markets, bezels, magazine sizes and interface names are from the public CPI Talos data sheet; the prices and several compatibility rules are modeled for this demonstration and are not CPI's.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote 120 Talos Recycler validators for the gaming $1-$100 market, downstack, with the Compact bezel, the MDB interface on 24 VAC power and 300-bill magazines. The order includes the Simplifi mobile app and a discount of $7,000. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a total of $157,800 and a total magazine capacity of 36,000 bills.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with five findings and one approval, all in one answer. The gaming $1-$100 market is quoted only with a gaming interface (EBDS, ILLP or NISR), not pulse, MDB or IVS. A gaming $1-$100 order is quoted with magazines of at least 500 bills; the order has 300 bills. The Compact bezel is not quoted for the gaming $1-$100 market. The other two are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned five blocking findings and one approval in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for interfaces, bezels and magazines that depend on the market, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the bezel to High Visibility, the interface to EBDS, the power to 110 VAC, the magazine capacity to 700 bills, the CPI Synq module to yes, the stated order total as to $173,600 and the stated total magazine capacity as to 84,000 bills.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The five blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: Recycler in a gaming machine.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the validator to talos and the stated order total as to $68,600.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, $68,600, matches the quote.
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  18. Six problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $68,600 quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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