Work Order Traveler / Job Packet Generator
Pick a work order, auto-assemble a clean printable traveler - routing steps with sign-off boxes, material list, lot/serial lines, QC checkpoints - have a supervisor release it, then capture operator sign-offs back into the record.
A shop-floor tool that turns a work order into a release-gated, printable job traveler and records who signed off each step and when.
Before you start
- A work-order list as a CSV or Google Sheet
- The matching routing steps and BOM (bill of materials) as CSVs/Sheets
- Optional: drawing/spec PDFs you want attached to packets
- Free Vercel, Supabase, and Resend accounts
The problem this kills
Right now the traveler that follows a job around the shop is a hand-stapled mess: a printout of the work order, a routing sheet someone marked up last quarter, a BOM pulled from a spreadsheet, and a drawing that may or may not be the current revision. Sign-offs get scribbled in the margins. When a customer or auditor asks "who ran step 30 and when?", you go digging through a clipboard or a filing cabinet.
The packet is assembled differently by every planner, the same work order gets released twice because two people printed it, and nobody can prove which routing or drawing revision actually hit the floor.
What you'll build
A simple internal web app for your shop. A planner picks a work order from a list. The tool pulls the linked routing steps, the material list, and any attached drawings, and assembles a clean traveler - a job packet with a header, numbered routing steps each with a sign-off box, the material list with lot/serial capture lines, and quality checkpoints. A barcode or QR code for the WO sits at the top.
A supervisor reviews the assembled packet and releases it - a hard approval gate. Only then can it be printed as a tidy PDF and sent to the floor. As the job runs, operators sign off each step (their name and a timestamp get recorded), and that history lives in the record forever. A work order can't be released twice.
What's inside the Implementation Plan
The plan is a runbook you paste into Claude Code (an AI coding agent). It builds the whole tool with you step by step - no prior coding needed.
It opens by interviewing you about your shop - your work-order numbering, your routing/operation codes, how your BOM is structured, your lot and serial conventions, your release rules, and your messy edge cases - so the traveler matches your paperwork, not a generic template. The agent reads back a short spec, you give a thumbs-up, and only then does it start building. Every later step uses your answers.
You also get a "No API yet?" fallback: drop in your work order, routing, and BOM CSVs as the data source, and the tool still produces real travelers and a clean CSV/PDF export in the exact columns your system expects.
The governance it includes (this is the point)
- Login so only your team can open the tool.
- Row-level security so each shop/organization only ever sees its own jobs.
- A full audit trail - who released the traveler, who signed off each step, and exactly when.
- A human release gate - the AI assembles the packet, but a supervisor must review and release it before it can print to the floor.
- Duplicate guards - the WO number is the key, so the same work order can't be released or imported twice.
Who it's for
Planners, shop supervisors, and lead operators in a make-to-order or job-shop environment who are tired of hand-built travelers and want a clean, auditable packet for every job - without buying a new MES module.
You've got this - paste the first prompt and let the agent interview you.