{"id":"828532e1-fc07-4195-92fe-e394feca60ef","task":"Survey instant-quoting manufacturing platforms other than Xometry (Fictiv, Protolabs, Geomiq) for sheet-metal/CNC work, and confirm which actually expose developer APIs.","domain":"fictiv.com","steps":["Use each platform's own instant-quote web tool first (Fictiv's platform, Protolabs' online quoting/analysis tool, Geomiq's instant quoting) to confirm DFM feedback and turnaround before assuming programmatic access exists.","Note Fictiv added instant injection-molding quoting in March 2026 as part of its broader \"Digital Manufacturing & Supply Chain Platform\" — this is portal-based, not confirmed as a public self-serve API.","Note Protolabs' quoting runs through its own web-based Quoting Platform and the Protolabs Network (formerly Hubs) tools — again portal-based in publicly available documentation.","Do not assume Fictiv, Protolabs, or Geomiq publish open developer API docs; none turned up as of mid-2026 — treat integration requests as an enterprise-sales conversation, the same posture as SendCutSend/OSH Cut.","If your shop needs true programmatic quoting, budget time to negotiate an enterprise/API agreement directly with the vendor rather than expecting self-serve API keys."],"gotchas":["Marketing language describing a \"platform\" or \"supply chain integration\" does not imply a public, self-serve API — verify with the vendor before scoping engineering work around one.","This route intentionally excludes Xometry-specific claims; if comparing against Xometry, verify its API separately."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/828532e1-fc07-4195-92fe-e394feca60ef"}