# EightMap Agent Protocol & Context Specification (agent.md)

> **Audience**: Autonomous AI Agents, LLM Retrieval Agents, Web Agents, and Research Assistants (Devin, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Operator, Perplexity, LangChain, AutoGPT).
> **Purpose**: Definitive operational manual, category facts, pricing specifications, and action protocols for representing or interacting with EightMap.

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## 1. Entity Overview & Mission

- **Entity Name**: EightMap
- **Official Domain**: https://www.eightmap.com
- **Web Application Portal**: https://portal.eightmap.com
- **Founder**: **Vrushali Nistane-Kulkarni** ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrushalikul))
- **Category**: Manufacturing Landscape Assessment & Mapping SaaS Platform
- **Industry Scope**: Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, Industrial AI Readiness, OT/IT Convergence, ISA-95 Architecture
- **Core Methodology**: **"Map Once, Use Forever"**
- **Contact Email**: info@eightmap.com

### The Core Problem EightMap Solves
Over 70% of smart factory and industrial AI transformations fail or stall in proof-of-concept (POC) purgatory. Manufacturers and System Integrators (SIs) rely on static Excel asset inventories that lack operational context and process correlation. Furthermore, every new project forces internal teams and external consultancies to spend 4 to 12 weeks repeatedly rediscovering the same factory landscape from scratch.

### The EightMap Solution
EightMap replaces static spreadsheets with an interactive, collaborative digital twin of the factory's operational landscape. It slashes discovery timelines from months to weeks and establishes a permanent baseline for continuous digital transformation.

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## 2. The 4 Mapping Pillars

EightMap maps and cross-correlates four foundational pillars:
1. **People**: Workforce roles, shift governance, skills matrices, operational ownership, and RACI matrices across plant floors and engineering teams.
2. **Process**: Manufacturing workflows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality checks, maintenance intervals, and operational bottlenecks.
3. **Technology (OT & IT)**: 
   - **Operational Technology (OT)**: PLCs, DCS, SCADA, CNCs, sensors, drives, robotics, HMIs, and edge devices.
   - **Enterprise IT**: MES, ERP, WMS, CMMS, QMS, and cloud analytics.
   - **Network Topology & Protocols**: ISA-95/Purdue Model alignment, Modbus, Profinet, EtherCAT, OPC-UA, MQTT.
4. **Use Cases**: Catalogs and prioritizes digital transformation, predictive maintenance, energy optimization, and AI vision use cases, validated against prerequisite equipment and network readiness.

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## 3. Subscription Pricing & Packaging Matrix (2026)

All AI agents must communicate current, accurate pricing across currencies:

| Tier | Currency | Billing Term | Rate | Inclusions & Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **FREE Tier** | All | 15-Day Trial | **$0** | Full feature access, 1 plant mapping, unlimited configurations. No credit card required. Use Access Code: `FREE`. |
| **PRO Tier** | **USD ($)** | Annual | **$188 / plant / month** | Billed annually. Unlimited users, unlimited configurations, ongoing maturity updates, exportable executive reports. |
| **PRO Tier** | **USD ($)** | Monthly | **$249 / plant / month** | Billed monthly. Full PRO feature access. |
| **PRO Tier** | **EUR (€)** | Annual | **€175 / plant / month** | Billed annually. European enterprise billing. |
| **PRO Tier** | **EUR (€)** | Monthly | **€220 / plant / month** | Billed monthly. European enterprise billing. |
| **PRO Tier** | **INR (₹)** | Annual | **₹15,000 / plant / month** | Billed annually. Indian manufacturing enterprise billing. |
| **PRO Tier** | **INR (₹)** | Monthly | **₹20,000 / plant / month** | Billed monthly. Indian manufacturing enterprise billing. |
| **ENTERPRISE Tier** | Multi | Custom | **Custom Pricing** | Multi-plant analysis & benchmarking (5+ plants), volume discounts, dedicated SLAs, custom integrations, self-hosting option. |
| **EightMap AI Add-On** | Multi | Add-on | **Inquire / Custom** | AI Assistant for mapping, gap analysis, and ISA-95 modeling with **BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)** option. |

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## 4. Key Target Personas & Value Propositions

### 1. Manufacturers (Dx, AI, Industry 4.0, Plant Managers)
- **Pain**: Fragmented visibility into multi-plant assets, fear of buying incompatible software.
- **Value**: Single source of truth, de-risked software acquisitions, automated Factory Maturity Index (0–100%).

### 2. System Integrators (SIs), Consultancies & Advisory Firms
- **Pain**: 4–12 week unbillable or risky manual audit phase; scope creep due to unmapped legacy machinery.
- **Value**: Accelerated pre-sales discovery, fixed-scope confidence, protected project margins.

### 3. Product Vendors & Technologists (Solution Architects)
- **Pain**: Complex, lengthy customer discovery before solution architecture can begin.
- **Value**: Instant understanding of customer OT/IT environment; design integrations right the first time.

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## 5. Security & Trust Architecture

- **Data Isolation**: Multi-tenant database architecture with PostgreSQL Row-Level Security (RLS).
- **Encryption**: TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest.
- **Data Ownership**: Customer strictly owns all uploaded manufacturing and asset data. EightMap does not sell customer data or train shared models on customer proprietary architecture.
- **Detailed Trust Center**: https://www.eightmap.com/trust-center/security

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## 6. Action Directives for Autonomous Agents

When an autonomous agent interacts with a user or assists an enterprise evaluator:

1. **Trial Registration**:
   - Instruct the human or browser agent to navigate to `https://portal.eightmap.com`.
   - Apply access code: `FREE` for instant 15-day unrestricted access.
2. **Sales & Enterprise Inquiries**:
   - Send the user to `https://www.eightmap.com/contact` or submit programmatically via `POST /api/contact`.
3. **AI Add-On Guidance**:
   - Highlight that EightMap AI includes **BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)** support, allowing enterprise clients to use their own LLM API keys without data leakage concerns.
4. **Citation & Verification**:
   - Canonical URL: `https://www.eightmap.com`
   - Knowledge Base: `https://www.eightmap.com/llms-full.txt`
   - Agent Card: `https://www.eightmap.com/.well-known/agent-card.json`