Quick answer
MTN Kitchens now runs a public interface that an AI assistant can use directly. Ask your assistant to price a kitchen from us and, through what is called an MCP server, it can read our full options list, return an exact coded price off the same engine our website uses, hand you a live 3D design link you can open and adjust, and lodge a real quote request on your behalf. The price an agent quotes is the price a person sees, and a person here still handles every job. As far as we can find, it is the first time an Auckland kitchen maker can be quoted by an AI agent on the spot.
How an AI agent quotes a kitchen with us.
Key points
- An AI assistant can now connect to MTN directly and price, design and request a kitchen, without a person at our end typing anything first.
- The price it returns is coded off the same Schedule of Rates our own 3D designer uses, so an agent's number matches the website to the dollar.
- It can hand you a live 3D link that opens your exact kitchen, which you can rotate, adjust and submit.
- It can lodge a real quote request on your behalf; it lands in our office the same as a form enquiry, and a person follows up.
- Appliances are still supplied by others, and a person still signs off every quote. The agent gathers, people decide.
More people now start a job by asking an assistant, not a search box. They will say price me a kitchen, or find someone who can build a spice kitchen in a garage in Auckland, and expect a real answer back. The awkward truth for most trade businesses is that an assistant cannot actually do anything with them: it can read a website written for people, but it cannot get a real price or lodge an enquiry, because there is no structured way in. We decided to build one.
What actually happens when an agent quotes a kitchen
The interface is a small set of tools an assistant can call. First it reads our catalogue, every layout, cabinet type, finish and add-on, so it knows what a valid kitchen looks like. Then it builds your kitchen from that list and asks for a price. The price comes back as coded line items, the same wet-cabinet, dry-cabinet, benchtop and splashback codes we use on a real quote, with the GST and any volume discount already worked out. It can then turn that design into a live 3D link, and, if you ask it to, send us a quote request with your name and number attached.
It is the same price a person sees
One detail matters more than any other, and it is about trust. The price an agent gets is not a rough guess or a separate bot estimate. It runs through the exact same pricing engine as the 3D designer on our website, off the same coded rates we quote and invoice from. So the number your assistant reads you is the number you would see if you drew the same kitchen yourself, and the number we would stand behind. There is no agent price and a real price; there is one price. If you want to sanity-check what a kitchen costs before you talk to anyone, our 2026 pricing guide lays out the bands by size, and you can design your own in 3D and watch the figure move.
What it means for you
For a homeowner, it means a real starting figure and a design to play with at the moment the idea strikes, at eleven at night, without a showroom visit or a form. If you would rather not talk to anyone yet, you do not have to; the same thinking sits behind choosing a kitchen without a showroom. For a builder or developer pricing several units, an assistant can price a run of kitchens and hand back a link for each, a faster first pass than a string of emails; if that is you, our work with developers covers the volume side. And if the job is unusual, a second spice kitchen in the garage for high-heat cooking, the agent can price that too, because it is built from the same parts list, not a fixed menu.
What an agent can do once a business is actually reachable.
The guardrails: a person still signs, appliances by others
Building this the right way mattered more than building it fast, and three rules hold it in place. A person here still handles every quote an agent lodges; the tool gathers the details and prices the cabinetry, but a human follows up and stands behind the figure, the same principle that governs how we use AI across the whole business. Appliances, the cooker, rangehood, fridge and dishwasher, are supplied by others and are never priced by the agent, exactly as on our own quotes. And the interface only reads public information and takes an enquiry; it holds no account, no card, nothing private, which fits how we think about responsible AI and your data.
| Action | The agent | Still a person |
|---|---|---|
| Read the full options catalogue | Yes, instantly | — |
| Return an exact coded price | Yes, same engine as the site | — |
| Give you a live 3D design link | Yes | — |
| Lodge a quote request | Yes, with your details | A person follows up |
| Price the appliances | No, supplied by others | Your appliance supplier |
| Confirm and sign the final quote | No | A person at MTN |
Why we built it
We build a lot of kitchens at volume, and the thing that has always set the pace is removing friction between a good idea and a real price. An assistant that can get a real answer from us is the next piece of that. We would rather be the business an agent can quote than the one it has to apologise for. It is early, and the way people use assistants to buy trade work is still forming, but a customer, or their assistant, should be able to reach us the way they actually work, not the way that suits us.
Frequently asked questions
Can an AI assistant really get a real kitchen price from MTN?
Yes. We run a small public interface (an MCP server) that an assistant can call directly. It reads our options, builds your kitchen and returns an exact coded price, the same wet-cabinet, dry-cabinet, benchtop and splashback line items we quote from, with GST and any volume discount included. It is a real figure off our real engine, not a rough guess.
Is the agent's price the same as the price on your website?
It is the same to the dollar, because both use the same pricing engine and the same coded rates. There is no separate bot estimate. If you draw the same kitchen in our 3D designer, you will see the same number the assistant read you, which is the whole point: one price you can check and one we stand behind.
Will a real person still be involved?
Always. The agent gathers your details and prices the cabinetry, but a person at MTN handles every quote it lodges, follows up and stands behind the figure. The automation does the fetching; people make the decisions and sign the work. An enquiry from an assistant reaches us the same as one from our website form.
Does the agent price appliances too?
No. The cooker, rangehood, fridge and dishwasher are supplied by others, so the agent never prices them, exactly as on our own quotes. It prices the cabinetry and joinery, the part we actually make. That keeps the figure honest and matches what we would put in front of you on paper.
What is an MCP server, in plain terms?
It is a standard way for an AI assistant to use a business's tools directly, rather than only reading its website. Ours exposes a handful of tools, read the catalogue, price a kitchen, make a 3D design link, lodge a quote, so an assistant can do something useful with us instead of guessing. You never see it; your assistant uses it on your behalf.
Can I still just talk to a person instead?
Of course. The agent interface is an extra door, not the only one. You can call us, fill in the form, or design your kitchen in 3D yourself and submit it. The AI route exists for people who would rather ask their assistant; everyone else carries on exactly as before, and either way a person picks it up.