# manufacturing-expert

This skill gives coding agents manufacturing context for Industry 4.0, MES, PLCs, and quality analysis. Use it for production-system and process-control tasks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 613 installs · ★ 44
- Author: personamanagmentlayer
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl/tree/HEAD/stdlib/domains/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/manufacturing-expert

## What it does

manufacturing-expert supplies domain guidance on MES, ERP, CAM, PLC, IIoT, SCM, and WMS. It covers smart factories, digital twins, predictive maintenance, robotics, edge computing, and cyber-physical systems.

The skill also outlines OPC UA, ISA-95, MTConnect, MQTT, EtherCAT, PROFINET, and ISO 9001. Its Python example implements statistical process control: it computes process statistics and limits, flags rule violations, calculates Cpk, and assesses Gage R&R.

The sample imports `scipy` and `numpy`, so those libraries are required to run its calculations. Install the skill in Claude Code with `npx skills add`; the resulting file is `~/.claude/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill manufacturing-expert -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/manufacturing-expert/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill manufacturing-expert -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill manufacturing-expert -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install personamanagmentlayer/pcl manufacturing-expert
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill manufacturing-expert -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl --path stdlib/domains/manufacturing-expert
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add personamanagmentlayer/pcl --skill manufacturing-expert -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/personamanagmentlayer/pcl/tree/HEAD/stdlib/domains/manufacturing-expert/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map an MES, ERP, and PLC setup
- review a smart-factory architecture
- calculate process control limits
- detect out-of-control measurements
- evaluate Cpk and Gage R&R

## Example prompts
- Review this production architecture and explain how the MES, ERP, and PLC should interact.
- Write Python code that calculates control limits and flags process measurements outside them.
- Compare OPC UA, MQTT, and PROFINET for data exchange in this manufacturing system.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: manufacturing-expert
version: 1.1.0
description: >-
  Expert-level manufacturing systems, Industry 4.0, production optimization, quality
  control, and smart factory solutions. Use when the user mentions Industry 4.0,
  production, quality, MES, or PLCs, or when the task involves Manufacturing Systems,
  Standards and Protocols, Production Management, or Quality Management.
category: domains
tags: [manufacturing, industry40, production, quality, mes, plc]
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---

# Manufacturing Expert

Expert guidance for manufacturing systems, Industry 4.0, production optimization, quality control, and smart factory implementations.

## Core Concepts

### Manufacturing Systems

- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

### Industry 4.0

- Smart factories
- Digital twins
- Predictive maintenance
- Autonomous robotics
- Augmented reality for operations
- Edge computing
- Cyber-physical systems

### Standards and Protocols

- OPC UA (Open Platform Communications)
- ISA-95 (Enterprise-Control System Integration)
- MTConnect (manufacturing data exchange)
- MQTT for IIoT
- EtherCAT (real-time Ethernet)
- PROFINET
- ISO 9001 (Quality Management)

## Quality Control System

```python
from scipy import stats
import numpy as np

class StatisticalProcessControl:
    """Statistical Process Control (SPC) for quality management"""

    def __init__(self):
        self.measurement_history = {}

    def calculate_control_limits(self,
                                 measurements: List[float],
                                 sigma_level: float = 3.0) -> dict:
        """Calculate control limits for control charts"""
        mean = np.mean(measurements)
        std_dev = np.std(measurements, ddof=1)

        ucl = mean + (sigma_level * std_dev)  # Upper Control Limit
        lcl = mean - (sigma_level * std_dev)  # Lower Control Limit

        return {
            'mean': mean,
            'std_dev': std_dev,
            'ucl': ucl,
            'lcl': lcl,
            'sigma_level': sigma_level
        }

    def detect_out_of_control(self,
                             measurements: List[float],
                             control_limits: dict) -> dict:
        """Detect out-of-control conditions"""
        violations = []

        # Rule 1: Point beyond control limits
        for i, value in enumerate(measurements):
            if value > control_limits['ucl'] or value < control_limits['lcl']:
                violations.append({
                    'rule': 'beyond_limits',
                    'index': i,
                    'value': value,
                    'severity': 'critical'
                })
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