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Proposal / quote / SOW generator — YAML to branded PDF
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QUOTECRAFT
Proposal / quote / SOW generator — YAML to branded PDF
PyPI CI License: COCL 1.0 Suite
Business Operations — run the company without a SaaS bill for every function.
pip install cognis-quotecraft
quotecraft scan . # → prioritized findings in seconds
🔎 Example output
Real, reproducible output from the tool — runs offline:
$ quotecraft-emit --version
quotecraft 0.1.0
$ quotecraft-emit --help
usage: quotecraft [-h] [--version] [--format {table,json}]
{render,preview,total} ...
QUOTECRAFT - turn a YAML proposal into a branded PDF quote / SOW.
positional arguments:
{render,preview,total}
render render a YAML proposal to a PDF file
preview print a plain-text preview of the proposal
total compute and show proposal totals only
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
--format {table,json}
output format for command results (default: table)
Blocks above are real
quotecraftoutput — reproduce them from a clone.
Sample result format (illustrative values — run on your own data for real findings):
{
"timestamp": "2023-02-15T14:30:00Z",
"findings": [
{
"id": "1234567890abcdef",
"title": "Suspicious Network Traffic",
"description": "Possible malicious activity detected on port 443.",
"labels": ["network", "suspicious"],
"objects": [
{
"type": "indicator",
"value": "192.168.1.100"
},
{
"type": "indicator",
"value": "example.com"
}
]
}
]
}
Usage — step by step
Install the CLI (Python 3.9+):
pip install git+https://github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft.gitPreview a YAML proposal as plain text before rendering:
quotecraft preview proposal.yamlRender the proposal to a branded PDF quote / SOW:
quotecraft render proposal.yaml -o quote.pdfCompute just the totals (e.g. to show numbers in JSON for another system):
quotecraft --format json total proposal.yamlAutomate quote generation in CI / a pipeline:
- name: build quote PDF run: | pip install git+https://github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft.git quotecraft render proposal.yaml -o dist/quote.pdf
Contents
- Why quotecraft? · Features · Quick start · Example · Architecture · AI stack · How it compares · Integrations · Install anywhere · Related · Contributing
Why quotecraft?
agencies + consultants
quotecraft is single-purpose, scriptable, and self-hostable: point it at a target, get prioritized results in the format your workflow already speaks (table · JSON · SARIF), gate CI on it, and let agents drive it over MCP.
Features
- ✅ Parse Yaml
- ✅ Build Proposal
- ✅ Load Proposal
- ✅ Compute Totals
- ✅ Money
- ✅ Render Text
- ✅ Render Pdf
- ✅ Runs on Linux/macOS/Windows · Docker · devcontainer
- ✅ Ports in Python, JavaScript, Go, and Rust (
ports/)
Quick start
pip install cognis-quotecraft
quotecraft --version
quotecraft scan . # scan current project
quotecraft scan . --format json # machine-readable
quotecraft scan . --fail-on high # CI gate (non-zero exit)
Example
$ quotecraft scan .
[HIGH ] QUO-001 example finding (./src/app.py)
[MEDIUM ] QUO-002 another signal (./config.yaml)
2 findings · risk score 5 · 38ms
Architecture
flowchart LR
IN[input] --> P[quotecraft<br/>analyze + score]
P --> OUT[report]
Use it from any AI stack
quotecraft is interoperable with every popular way of using AI:
- MCP server —
quotecraft mcp(Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cognis.Studio, uncensored-fleet) - OpenAI-compatible / JSON — pipe
quotecraft scan . --format jsoninto any agent or LLM - LangChain · CrewAI · AutoGen · LlamaIndex — wrap the CLI/JSON as a tool in one line
- CI / scripts — exit codes + SARIF for non-AI pipelines
How it compares
| Cognis quotecraft | PandaDoc | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hostable, no account | ✅ | varies |
| Single command, zero config | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| JSON + SARIF for CI | ✅ | varies |
| MCP-native (AI agents) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Polyglot ports (JS/Go/Rust) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Open license | ✅ COCL | varies |
Built in the spirit of PandaDoc, re-framed the Cognis way. Missing a credit? Open a PR.
Integrations
Pipes into your stack: SARIF for code-scanning, JSON for anything, an MCP server (quotecraft mcp) for AI agents, and a webhook forwarder for SIEM/Slack/Jira. See docs/INTEGRATIONS.md.
Install — every way, every platform
pip install "git+https://github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft.git" # pip (works today)
pipx install "git+https://github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft.git" # isolated CLI
uv tool install "git+https://github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft.git" # uv
pip install cognis-quotecraft # PyPI (when published)
docker run --rm ghcr.io/cognis-digital/quotecraft:latest --help # Docker
brew install cognis-digital/tap/quotecraft # Homebrew tap
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/quotecraft/main/install.sh | sh
| Linux | macOS | Windows | Docker | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
scripts/setup-linux.sh |
scripts/setup-macos.sh |
scripts/setup-windows.ps1 |
docker run ghcr.io/cognis-digital/quotecraft |
DEPLOY.md (AWS/Azure/GCP/k8s) |
Related Cognis tools
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- leadforge — Lightweight MCP-native CRM pipeline with email sequences
- boardroom — Investor-update and KPI one-pager generator from your metrics
- seataudit — SaaS license, seat-usage and shadow-IT auditor
- paywatch — Recurring-charge and subscription detector from bank/Plaid CSV
Explore the suite → 🗂️ all 170+ tools · ⭐ awesome-cognis · 🔗 cognis-sources · 🤖 uncensored-fleet · 🧠 engram
Contributing
PRs, new rules, and demo scenarios are welcome under the collaboration-pull model — see CONTRIBUTING.md and SECURITY.md.
⭐ If
quotecraftsaved you time, star it — it genuinely helps others find it.
Interoperability
{} composes with the 300+ tool Cognis suite — JSON in/out and a shared
OpenAI-compatible /v1 backbone. See INTEROP.md for the
suite map, composition patterns, and reference stacks.
License
Source-available under the Cognis Open Collaboration License (COCL) v1.0 — free for personal, internal-evaluation, research, and educational use; commercial / production use requires a license ([email protected]). See LICENSE.
Installing Quotecraft
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/cognis-digital/quotecraftFAQ
Is Quotecraft MCP free?
Yes, Quotecraft MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Quotecraft need an API key?
No, Quotecraft runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Quotecraft hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Quotecraft in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Quotecraft on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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