1. Public Works Department
  2. Work with Proto
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Put an AI agent to work in Public Works Department

Ask for help tracing package progress, inspection decisions and exceptions.

Set it up

  1. Teach your agent ERP.AI

    Load the ERP.AI skill and paste the output into your agent. It explains how to read and update records in your workspace.

    curl -fsSL https://www.erp.ai/skill.md
  2. Give it a role

    Assign the agent its own user and one of the 6 roles. It gets exactly the access that role has, and no more.

  3. Check what it can reach

    Confirm which records, actions and connections the agent can use in your workspace before you point it at real data.

  4. Review its work and usage

    Check the drafts and changes it proposes, and watch its usage receipts as you give it more to do. Agent work uses prepaid credits.

What the agent can do

  • Public Works Manager: Show packages in review with their owner, due date and latest decision.
  • Package Owner: Compare planned and actual task hours for a selected package and identify unfinished lines.
  • Field Inspector: Gather the parent package and attachments before recording a submitted observation.
  • Independent Reviewer: Show the submitted revision, supporting evidence and earlier decisions before a new decision.

What stays with a person

  • Proto can prepare a comparison and point to source records.
  • A person still decides whether evidence supports acceptance or certification.
  • The responsible reviewer must approve a submitted inspection; the manager decides accepted package scope.
  • A receipt with an uncertain result requires a read-first investigation before another action.

Proto can prepare a comparison and point to source records. A person still decides whether evidence supports acceptance or certification. The responsible reviewer must approve a submitted inspection; the manager decides accepted package scope. A receipt with an uncertain result requires a read-first investigation before another action. Keep access limited to the user's assigned organization and role.

Usage and metering follow the customer's configured ERP.AI and Proto plans. Review the [roles](/public-works-department/roles) and [implementation phases](/public-works-department/implementation) before giving access to a wider team.

Set up Public Works Department your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

How to get started