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An AI sales agent's tractor quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a landowner who wants a compact utility tractor with a loader, a backhoe, snow equipment or implements: the model, the options and the total it says the build comes to. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published options, prices and notes, and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.

Scope: The Mahindra 1626 compact utility tractor (HST and SHU) as configured in the Build Your Own tool on the Mahindra Canada site: 59 priced options, their dependencies and exclusions, and the total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models quotes for the Mahindra 1626 tractor, in its HST and SHU versions, built with the options and implements listed on the Mahindra Canada Build Your Own add-ons pages, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Models and prices — the 1626 HST at $30,206 and the 1626 SHU at $27,442, plus the MSRP the tool shows for each of 59 options: the front loader and its attachments, the backhoe and its buckets and thumb, front, rear and skid steer snow equipment, and implements such as augers, rotary cutters, blades, tillers, mowers, levelers, a quick hitch, a trailer mover and a ballast box.
  • Dependencies the tool enforces — rock buckets, rake grapples, pallet forks, the backhoe, the skid steer snow blades and the snow pushes need the front loader; the 16 inch and 12 inch backhoe buckets and the thumb need a backhoe (the buckets go with a specific backhoe code); blade kits need a blade; back drags and skid shoes need a snow push; auger bits need the auger motor; the chain guard needs a rotary cutter; the electric deflector kit needs a front snow blower; and the front snow blower needs its fitting kit.
  • Rules taken from the tool's notes — a backhoe and a front snow blower cannot be together, the auger motor is not compatible with the quick hitch, only one backhoe, one front snow blower, one skid steer blade and one snow push are allowed, and the backhoe thumb is not offered on the 1626 SHU. The Rake Grapple 54 inch needs a third function kit priced by the dealer, so it goes to a person.
  • Totals — the total the quote states must equal the base price plus the options at the prices shown, and is checked on every call.

Any 1626 quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: the other Mahindra tractor series and models (1100, 2100, 1635, 1640, 4500, 5100, 6000) and ROXOR, tire choices, the third function kit and other dealer-priced parts, freight, taxes, dealer charges, financing and offers, and the Mid PTO kit and loader valve kit named in some snow blower notes (the tool does not offer them for this model). Prices are the MSRP figures the tool displays and may change.

The AI sales agentBuilds the tractor quote 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
Attachments that need the front loader, and buckets tied to a specific backhoeOnly with care
Each attachment needs a dependency rule on the loader or on one backhoe code, about 20 in all, and every price-page change means checking them again.		All options arrive in one request and every dependency is checked together on every call.
Exclusions that live in notes, such as backhoe with the front snow blower or auger with the quick hitchOnly with workarounds
The notes are free text next to the option; someone has to turn each into a rule, and nothing stops a rep adding an option the note forbids.		The notes are modeled as rules and checked with everything else.
A part offered on one model and not the other (backhoe thumb on the HST, not the SHU)Only with care
A product-option rule per model, kept in step with each model's page.		Model and options are in one request and the model rule is checked on every call.
A stated total that must equal the base price plus the optionsOnly with care
The stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a rolled-up total, but the roll-up has to be kept current with every price.		The stated total travels with the quote and is compared with the computed total on every call.
An option that needs a dealer to supply a missing priceOnly with care
An approval step has to be wired to that one option, outside the price rules.		The option goes to a person, and the finding says what the person has to get.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, with blocks first.

  

  

    
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 quote has 1 attachment that need the Front Loader, Model 1626L (rock bucket, rake grapple, pallet forks, backhoe, skid steer snow blade or snow push), but the front loader is not on the quote.
2The quote has 2 backhoes; the Build Your Own tool allows one backhoe.
3The 16 inch backhoe bucket add-on is offered with the backhoe code MHBH1626B12, which is not on the quote.
4The 12 inch backhoe bucket add-on is offered with the backhoe code MHBH1626B16, which is not on the quote.
5The Backhoe Thumb Assembly is on the quote but no backhoe is.
6The Backhoe Thumb Assembly is not on the Build Your Own page for the 1626 SHU.
7The front mounted snow blower needs the Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit, which is not on the quote.
8The backhoe note says the front snow blower must be removed for fitment, and the quote has both.
9The quote has 2 front mounted snow blowers; the tool allows one.
10The Electric Deflector Kit is on the quote but no front mounted snow blower is.
11The quote has 1 snow blade kit but no skid steer snow blade.
12The quote has both skid steer snow blade sizes; the tool allows one.
13The back drag for the 62 inch snow push is on the quote without that snow push.
14The Back Drag Skid Shoes are on the quote without a back drag on a snow push.
15The quote has both skid steer snow push sizes; the tool allows one.
16The quote has 1 auger bit but not the Auger Motor.
17The Auger Motor note says it is not compatible when the Quick Hitch is fitted, and the quote has both.
18The Chain Guard kit is on the quote but no rotary cutter is.
19The Rake Grapple 54 inch needs a third function kit, and the tool says to check with the dealer for its price; a person should get that price. It is not in the total.
20The quote states a total of $41,969; the Build Your Own prices give $41,970.
21The quote states a total of $39,905; the Build Your Own prices give $39,405.
22The quote states a total of $33,497; the Build Your Own prices give $41,565.

  

  

    
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. Ranch package on the HST: An HST with a backhoe, thumb, rock bucket, pallet forks and rear blade

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 HST with Rock Bucket 66 inch, Pallet Forks, 2000 lb capacity, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12), Backhoe Thumb Assembly and Rear Blade, standard duty 6 ft. The quote states a total of $48,332. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Loader attachments need the front loader. The quote has 3 attachments that need the Front Loader, Model 1626L (rock bucket, rake grapple, pallet forks, backhoe, skid steer snow blade or snow push), but the front loader is not on the quote.
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2. Ranch package on the HST: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 HST with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Rock Bucket 66 inch, Pallet Forks, 2000 lb capacity, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12), Backhoe Thumb Assembly and Rear Blade, standard duty 6 ft. The quote states a total of $56,400. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Tractor price $30,206 and 6 options at $26,194 come to a total of $56,400 at the published prices.
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3. Auger on a compact SHU: An SHU with a loader, backhoe, thumb, auger and quick hitch

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 SHU with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12), Backhoe Thumb Assembly, Auger Motor Only, 3 point, Auger Bit only 9 inch and Quick Hitch, Cat 1. The quote states a total of $50,018. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Backhoe thumb not offered on the 1626 SHU. The Backhoe Thumb Assembly is not on the Build Your Own page for the 1626 SHU.
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  • Auger motor not with the quick hitch. The Auger Motor note says it is not compatible when the Quick Hitch is fitted, and the quote has both.
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4. Auger on a compact SHU: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 SHU with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12), Auger Motor Only, 3 point and Auger Bit only 9 inch. The quote states a total of $48,601. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Tractor price $27,442 and 4 options at $21,159 come to a total of $48,601 at the published prices.
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5. Snow package on the HST: An HST with a loader, backhoe, front snow blower and rake grapple

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 HST with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Rake Grapple 54 inch, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12) and Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch, commercial PTO (complete installation kit). The quote states a total of $63,436. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Backhoe and front snow blower together. The backhoe note says the front snow blower must be removed for fitment, and the quote has both.
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  • Front snow blower needs its fitting kit. The front mounted snow blower needs the Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit, which is not on the quote.
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  • Rake grapple 54 needs a third function kit. The Rake Grapple 54 inch needs a third function kit, and the tool says to check with the dealer for its price; a person should get that price. It is not in the total.
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6. Snow package on the HST: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 HST with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Rake Grapple 54 inch, Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch, commercial PTO (complete installation kit) and Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit. The quote states a total of $52,717. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Rake grapple 54 needs a third function kit. The Rake Grapple 54 inch needs a third function kit, and the tool says to check with the dealer for its price; a person should get that price. It is not in the total.
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  • Order summary. Tractor price $30,206 and 4 options at $22,511 come to a total of $52,717 at the published prices.
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7. Snow package on the HST: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Mahindra 1626 HST with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Rake Grapple 64 inch, Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch, commercial PTO (complete installation kit) and Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit. The quote states a total of $52,800. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Tractor price $30,206 and 4 options at $22,594 come to a total of $52,800 at the published prices.
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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 a quote for a landowner who wants a compact utility tractor with a loader, a backhoe, snow equipment or implements: the model, the options and the total it says the build comes to. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published options, prices and notes, and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.
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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 a Mahindra 1626 HST with Front Loader, Model 1626L, Rake Grapple 54 inch, Backhoe, Model 1626B (code MHBH1626B12) and Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch. The quote states a total of $63,436. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with two findings and one approval, all in one answer. The backhoe note says the front snow blower must be removed for fitment, and the quote has both. The front mounted snow blower needs the Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit, which is not on the quote.
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  6. The validator returned two 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.
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  7. What this shows: for exclusions that live in notes, such as backhoe with the front snow blower or auger with the quick hitch, 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 options to Front Loader, Model 1626L; Rake Grapple 54 inch; Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch, commercial PTO (complete installation kit); Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit and the stated total to $52,717.
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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 validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Mahindra 1626 HST (base price) and Front Loader; the other three lines are on screen.
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  13. The two blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: rake grapple 54 needs a third function kit.
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  14. The agent resubmits once more.
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  15. The revised request. It changes the options to Front Loader, Model 1626L; Rake Grapple 64 inch; Front Mounted Snow Blower 66 inch, commercial PTO (complete installation kit); Front Snow Blower Fitting Kit and the stated total to $52,800.
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  16. It calls the validator once more.
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  17. This time the validator clears it.
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  18. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Mahindra 1626 HST (base price) and Front Loader; the other three lines are on screen.
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  19. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, $52,800, matches the quote.
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  20. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $52,800 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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