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What MakerLAB AI can and can't do

MakerLAB AI is the chat on every page. It is offered exactly what your account could do by hand, never more — and some things it never does for anyone. This page is built from the same definitions the assistant runs on, so it can't fall out of date.

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What it does	YouVisitorNot signed in	Lab memberSigned in	AdminSuperMakers	Super adminDirectors	Outside AIOver MCP, with a token
Catalog, units & manuals
List the lab's equipmentReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Read· anyone
Find equipment (“what can cut acrylic?”)ReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes	Yes
Explain a tool: specs, PPE, training, linksReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes	Yes
Say whether a unit is workingReadsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes
Read a tool's linked pages (SOPs, guides)Readsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Yes	Yes
Answer from a tool's manuals, with page referencesReadsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes
Read a tool's operating guide: cited steps, settings, troubleshooting and safetyReadsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes
Show a tool's QR code, ready to downloadReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Yes	Yes
Show the catalogue photo, status and page of the tool it is talking aboutReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Yes	Yes
Offer two or three short replies to tap when it asks you to chooseReadsVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Yes	Yes
Read a tool's units and linksReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff	Not offered
Search the webReadsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Yes	Yes
Propose a field change, with sources, for staff to reviewFiles for youVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPFiles· staff	Not offered
Publish or unpublish toolsProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Mark tools as reviewedProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Archive a toolProposescan't be undone — type the name to confirmnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered
Restore an archived toolProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Add a unit to a toolProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Change a unit's label, status or conditionProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Retire a unitProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Delete a unitProposescan't be undone — type the name to confirmnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered
Add a link (manual, SOP, video) to a toolProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Change a tool's linkProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered
Remove a link from a toolProposescan't be undone — type the name to confirmnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered
Re-process a manual so it can be searchedProposesspends research creditsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered
Re-process a manual from the library tableOn its page onlyThe same run as “Re-process a manual”, which it does offer.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered
Set the lab-wide notesOn its page onlyThe assistant reads these on every turn, so it never writes its own; staff write them on the Lab notes page.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered
Write or rewrite a tool's operating guideOn its page onlyThe guide is what the assistant itself reads on a tool's page, so it never writes its own; staff do, on the tool's skill page.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered
Turn on writing a tool's guide after researchOn its page onlyIt spends the lab's money with nobody pressing a button; directors set it on Settings › AI agents.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered
Maintenance
Show a unit's maintenance historyReadsoutside textVisitorYesLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· anyone	Yes
Corrections
Read reported correctionsReadsoutside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff
Projects
Read the project moderation queueReadsoutside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff
Intake & research
Read the Intake queueReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff	Not offered
Categories
Read the categoriesReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff	Not offered
People
Look people up (addresses masked)ReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Not offered
Insights
Read the value report's numbersReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff	Not offered
Notion mirror
Sync the Notion mirror nowProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered

Never, on any surface, whatever your role

Not in the chat, not over MCP, not for a super admin. People who hold the permission still do these in the app by hand.

Make someone a super admin, or change a super admin's roleThe lab's top access stays a person's decision, on the People page.
Grant research allowancesThey spend the lab's money; granted on the People page.
Remove someone from the rosterRemoving a person is done on the People page.
Block an email addressBlocking is done on the People page.
Unblock an email addressUnblocking is done on the People page.
Disconnect the Notion mirrorIt deletes a stored secret; done on the mirror page.
Read or set secrets or environment variablesA secret must never enter a model's context.Refused in any tool's name: env, envs, environment, secret, secrets, credential, credentials, password, passwords, apikey
Create access tokens or answer a sign-in consent screenCredentials and consent are your own act.Refused in any tool's name: token, tokens, oauth, consent
Deploy, or change hosting, domains or DNSHosting is the maintainers' job, outside the app.Refused in any tool's name: deploy, deploys, deployment, deployments, redeploy, hosting, vercel, domain, domains, dns, rollback, promote
Run SQL or touch the database directlyEvery change goes through the same checks as the buttons.Refused in any tool's name: sql, db, database, databases, migrate, migration, migrations, raw
Restore backups or push dataMoving data in bulk is an operator's job.Refused in any tool's name: backup, backups, dump, push, data
Edit or delete the audit trailThe record of who changed what has to stay trustworthy.Refused in any tool's name: audit, audits, trail
Send emails or messagesIt never speaks for the lab outside the app.Refused in any tool's name: send, mail, message, messages, notify, notification, notifications, sms, slack, invite, invites
Export people's email addressesAddresses stay masked; nothing exports them in bulk.Refused in any tool's name: export, exports, download, csv, email, emails, addresses
Block, ban or grant allowances under any other nameThe words themselves are refused, so a new tool can't slip through.Refused in any tool's name: block, unblock, ban, unban, allowance, allowances

List your own reports and their statusReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPRead· signed in	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Read· signed in

Read the recurring maintenance tasks that are dueReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPRead· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Yes	Yes	Read· staff

Update or resolve maintenance ticketsProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPDirect· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Direct· staff

Log maintenance that's already doneProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Set up a recurring maintenance taskOn its page onlyRecurring tasks are new; they are set up and checked off on the maintenance page for now.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Change a recurring maintenance taskOn its page onlyRecurring tasks are new; they are set up and checked off on the maintenance page for now.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Pause, resume or archive a recurring taskOn its page onlyRecurring tasks are new; they are set up and checked off on the maintenance page for now.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Check off a recurring task as doneOn its page onlyRecurring tasks are new; they are set up and checked off on the maintenance page for now.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Accept or dismiss reported correctionsProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Draw a labelled AI sketch of a plan or of your project idea, when you ask for oneFiles for youVisitorNot offeredLab memberYesAdminYesSuper adminYesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not offered

Publish or unpublish a student projectProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Create a draft tool listingFiles for youVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPFiles· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Files· staff

Approve items waiting in IntakeProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Add an intake item as another unit of a toolProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Discard an intake itemProposescan't be undone — type the name to confirmnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Edit intake items' detailsProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Find a different image for an intake itemProposesspends research creditsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Research intake itemsProposesspends research creditsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Edit a row of an imported listProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Add hints to imported rowsProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Remove rows from an imported listProposesnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Accept or ignore suggested names on imported rowsProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Suggest names for imported rowsProposesspends research creditsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Refresh a tool's researchProposesspends research creditsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Match an imported list's columnsOn its page onlyA form of column choices made while looking at the file, not a sentence.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Accept, merge or reject a proposed categoryProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Merge two categoriesProposescan't be undone — type the name to confirmnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

Retire or restore a categoryProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Move tools to another categoryProposesup to 20 at onceVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPInbox· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Inbox· staff

Move someone between User and AdminProposesnot in a message that read outside textUser ↔ Admin only; never super adminVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Not offered

Set someone's title (Supermaker, Tech Lead…)Proposesup to 20 at oncenot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Not offered

Rename someoneProposesnot in a message that read outside textVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Not offered

Add someone to the rosterProposesnot in a message that read outside textUser ↔ Admin only; never super adminVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Not offered

Mark yourself on shiftOn its page onlyBeing shown to students is a person's own choice, so staff mark it themselves on the admin overview or their account page.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Read the Insights page's usage countsReadsVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPRead· staff	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Read· staff

Dismiss an unanswered questionOn its page onlyThe queue is students' own words; the assistant doesn't act on it yet.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

File an unanswered question as a correctionOn its page onlyThe queue is students' own words; the assistant doesn't act on it yet.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Set the value report's assumptionsOn its page onlyThese are the numbers a dean is shown; they change on the report, beside the formulas.VisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminNot offeredSuper adminNot offeredMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

Pause or resume the Notion mirrorProposesVisitorNot offeredLab memberNot offeredAdminProposesSuper adminProposesMCPNot offered	Not offered	Not offered	Proposes	Proposes	Not offered

What MakerLAB AI can and can't do

What MakerLAB AI can and can't do

What it can do for you

By area and role

What it can do for you

By area and role

Never, on any surface, whatever your role

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