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Repair Orders

Access and search repair orders with powerful filtering by status, date, customer, and vehicle.

What You Can Ask​

Find Specific Repair Orders​

Show me repair order 12345
Find RO number 789
Look up repair order for customer Sarah Johnson

Search by Status​

What repair orders are in progress?
Show me all estimates
Find completed repair orders from last week
Which ROs are waiting for parts?

Search by Date​

Show me repair orders from this month
Find ROs created in the last 7 days
What repair orders were completed yesterday?
Show me ROs between Jan 1 and Jan 31

Search by Customer or Vehicle​

Find repair orders for customer 456
Show me all repair orders for Sarah Johnson
Find repair orders for VIN 1HGBH41JXMN109186
Show me ROs for vehicle 789

Examples by Role​

Morning Meeting:

What repair orders are in progress today?
Show me yesterday's completed ROs

Customer Calls:

Find repair orders for John Smith
Show me open ROs for phone number 555-1234

End of Day:

How many repair orders did we complete today?
What's still in progress?

Monthly Reports:

Show me all completed ROs from last month
How many estimates did we create this month?

Status Values​

StatusWhat It Means
EstimateQuote given, awaiting approval
WIPWork in progress
CompleteWork done, ready for pickup
PostedClosed and billed
SavedSaved for later
ARAccounts receivable

Status Flow: Estimate → WIP → Complete → Posted

What You'll Get​

Each repair order includes:

  • RO number and ID
  • Customer information
  • Vehicle details
  • Current status
  • Services/jobs list
  • Parts used
  • Labor charges
  • Total cost
  • Created, updated, and completed dates
  • Assigned technician

Technical Reference​

Tool: repair_orders​

Search and filter repair orders, or get a specific RO by ID.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionDefault
idnumberNoGet specific repair order by ID-
searchstringNoSearch by RO#, customer, or vehicle-
shopnumberNoShop IDDefault shop
start_datestringNoCreated after date (YYYY-MM-DD)-
end_datestringNoCreated before date (YYYY-MM-DD)-
statusstringNoFilter by status (comma-separated)-
customer_idnumberNoFilter by customer ID-
vehicle_idnumberNoFilter by vehicle ID-
limitnumberNoMax results (max 25)10

Result Limits​

⚠️ Important: Results are limited to 25 repair orders maximum to prevent overwhelming Claude's context window.

If you query returns more than 25 results, you'll see a warning message like:

WARNING: ⚠️ SHOWING ONLY 10 OF 500 TOTAL REPAIR ORDERS ⚠️

To see more results, add filters to narrow your search:

  • Use date ranges (start_date, end_date)
  • Filter by status (estimate, wip, complete)
  • Search for specific customers or vehicles