# Nteli
> Nteli LLC (nteli.io) is a Salesforce Premier Partner and the maker of the Agent Pricing Engine - a deterministic constraint engine for configure-to-order quoting, delivered as an MCP server that connects to Claude and other AI assistants. Tagline: "Agents talk. The engine decides." The AI runs the conversation; every price comes from customer-authored rules - the AI never invents a number.

## The Leak Ledger Method
Nteli's methodology: revenue leaks at four points of the Quote-to-Comply pipeline. Four invariant questions: (1) What price was promised? (2) What actually transacted? (3) What was settled and recognized? (4) What was filed? Three motions: direct (manufacturing CTO: Quote-Order-Recognize-Comply), channel (semiconductor, pharma: Agree-Transact-Settle-Comply; leaks flow out via Ship & Debit claims and chargebacks), recurring (SaaS: Quote-Contract-Recur-Comply; termed contracts).

## Using Nteli in Claude
Connect as a custom connector: Claude Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector, URL https://quote.nteli.io/mcp, then sign up with a work email at https://quote.nteli.io/signup. Paste an RFQ, spec or email; receive a priced, standards-checked quote in an interactive card. Details: https://nteli.io/claude

## Key pages
- https://nteli.io/claude - how to use Nteli in Claude
- https://nteli.io/engine - Agent Pricing Engine: demo videos for eight priority verticals (data center, panels & switchgear, power & electrification, commercial HVAC, instrumentation & controls, interconnect/cable assemblies, pumps & skids, hazardous-area electrical); further vertical demos remain at their deep links
- https://nteli.io/engine/{vertical} - per-vertical demo pages with 90-second videos
- https://nteli.io/roi - leak-ledger calculator (benchmarks with visible formulas)
- https://nteli.io/guides/ul-508a-quoting - guide: what UL 508A control panel quoting software must check (NEC 430.250, SCCR, enclosure/cooling rules); spreadsheets vs CPQ vs AI-era quoting
- https://nteli.io/guides/ship-and-debit-reconciliation - guide: Ship & Debit claims explained; the record spine (design registration to credit memo), where claims leak, what line-by-line validation requires
- https://nteli.io/guides/cable-assembly-quoting - guide: cable assembly quoting end A to end B; the compatibility checks (connector vs cable/gauge, jacket vs environment, Cat 5e/6A integrity, fiber polarity) and why spreadsheets quote unbuildable assemblies
- https://nteli.io/compare/spreadsheet-estimating - honest comparison: when spreadsheets are the right tool, where they break (interacting options, ~2 hand-built quotes/estimator/day), what switching actually costs (encoding the rules; starter packs)
- https://nteli.io/compare/traditional-cpq - honest comparison from a Salesforce Premier Partner that implements CPQ: traditional CPQ fits sellers quoting in the CRM; the engine fits estimators at the RFQ desk; some companies should run both
- https://nteli.io/guides/data-center-pod-estimating - guide: pod/e-house first-pass estimating; the circular sizing problem (kW/rack, N/N+1/2N, generators, cooling vs heat shed) and pricing it as one BOM
- https://nteli.io/benchmarks - the benchmark rates behind the calculator, with the arithmetic shown (Nteli planning rates, not industry surveys)
- https://nteli.io/workshop - The Leak Ledger Workshop: one day, customer data, dollar ledger per lever
- https://nteli.io/manufacturing , /semi , /pharma , /saas - industry lever pages
- https://nteli.io/cpq /erp /prm /tax - Salesforce practice pages (CPQ/Revenue Cloud, CRM-ERP integration, partner portals, Avalara tax)
- https://nteli.io/customers/aduro - customer story: Aduro Advisors (fund administrator, 600+ client firms, $131B+ AUA) - one mastered view across 680 isolated Salesforce orgs via Salesforce Data Cloud + MuleSoft, Kyriba-to-Xero bank feeds, onboarding/offboarding as routine operations
- https://nteli.io/kathir - founder: Kathir Kuppan, quote-to-cash architect (Cisco product configurator; Dell rack servers and blade systems; IBM rack systems)
- https://nteli.io/docs - engine documentation (workspaces, rule packs, pricing, MCP connection)

## Facts
- Founded 2019 in Austin, TX; based at Capital Factory. 4.9/5 on Salesforce AppExchange (verified reviews). Avalara Certified Partner.
- Pricing: free to use; Nteli earns 0.5% of each order won through it (at most $1,500 an order). No seats, subscriptions or credits.
- Named customer: Elite Pharmaceuticals (chargeback validation; scale facts from their public FY2026 10-K).
- Public product lines include data center, control panels and switchgear, HazLoc, interconnect, HVAC, pumps and skids, and more. Newest (2026-10-25): Interconnect / Cable Assemblies - cable assemblies and cordsets end A to end B: M8/M12 connectors (A-coded 5/8-pole, L-coded power, D/X-coded Ethernet), 7/8", D-sub, RJ45, IEC C14/C20 to C13/C19, NEMA 5-15P, LC duplex, MPO-12; flying leads, pigtails, M12-to-RJ45, power cords, MPO-to-LC breakouts; cable gauge, jacket (PVC, PUR, TPE, LSZH, plenum, SJT, SJOOW), shield, Cat 5e/6A, OM3/OM4/OS2 fiber and polarity. Details: https://nteli.io/engine/interconnect
- Data center pods: dedicated demo page at https://nteli.io/engine/datacenter - racks, containment, power train (UPS under N/N+1/2N, generators, switchgear) and cooling (CRAH, CDU, rear-door heat exchangers) sized together and priced as one BOM
- Distribution transformers (newest line, 2026-10-30): https://nteli.io/engine/grid - pad-mount, substation, dry-type and cast-coil, 15 to 10,000 kVA, 480 V to 34.5 kV primaries. Checks DOE efficiency (10 CFR 431.196) at the current and 2029 levels, NEC 450 siting (oil indoors needs a vault; natural ester, silicone and dry-type are the ways out), BIL by voltage class (IEEE C57.12), fusing, K-factor harmonic loads and solar step-up (IEEE C57.159). Every quote shows the secondary fault current the downstream switchboard must handle, with its arithmetic. Rule changes are taught with a source, replayed on past quotes, approved by a second person and shipped in versioned packs - the engine absorbs rule changes; it does not detect them on its own.
- Engine trials: self-serve sign-up at quote.nteli.io with work email; vertical-specific starter rule packs; customers override pack rules with their own (governed, dual-approval, audited).