# Panel Packing Estimate

> Panel Packing Estimate is a paid API for AI agents from www.mahastrategies.com, paid per call via x402, $0.059/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Estimates row/column capacity, sheet count, and material utilization for up to 20 homogeneous rectangular-panel cutting scenarios with fixed orientation, edge margin, and kerf.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://www.mahastrategies.com/api/v1/micro/panel-packing-estimate?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.059/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/panel-packing-estimate-7018229f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yX2gU8GsbVW4MOW-R9p1i

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability panel-packing-estimate-7018229f -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: I need to compare 3 panel cutting scenarios: panels are 300mm x 200mm, 350mm x 150mm, and 400mm x 100mm, all cut from 1220mm x 2440mm sheets with a 10mm edge margin and 3mm kerf — can you run a packing estimate and tell me how many panels fit per sheet and what the material utilization is for each?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, deterministic estimate of how many rectangular panels fit on sheets with uniform orientation, fixed margins, and kerf — especially when comparing multiple size or margin configurations in a single call. It is ideal for preliminary material planning and cost estimation, not for complex mixed nesting, irregular shapes, toolpath generation, or final fabrication approval.

## Known failure modes

- More than 20 scenarios submitted — request rejected
- Panel dimensions exceed sheet dimensions — zero yield returned
- Missing required fields (dataClass, scenarios) — validation error
- Invalid bodyType or method — request rejected
- Payment not provided or insufficient — x402 payment required error

## How this service works

Compare up to 20 homogeneous rectangular-panel scenarios with fixed orientation, edge margin and kerf. Returns row/column capacity, sheet count and material utilization. Not mixed nesting, toolpaths, optimal packing or fabrication approval.

## Output

Returns per-scenario results including the number of rows and columns of panels that fit on a sheet, total sheet count needed, and material utilization percentage, plus boundary data for up to 128 layout segments and a receipt digest for payment verification.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
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 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
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   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "dataClass",
      "scenarios"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "dataClass": {
       "enum": [
        "public",
        "synthetic"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "scenarios": {
       "type": "array",
       "maxItems": 20,
       "minItems": 1
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "version",
      "offerId",
      "amountBaseUnits",
      "inputDigest",
      "result",
      "boundaries",
      "receiptDigest"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "result": {
       "type": "object"
      },
      "offerId": {
       "enum": [
        "panel-packing-estimate"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "version": {
       "enum": [
        "maha-microproducts/0.1"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "boundaries": {
       "type": "array",
       "maxItems": 128,
       "minItems": 0
      },
      "inputDigest": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 71
      },
      "receiptDigest": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 71
      },
      "amountBaseUnits": {
       "enum": [
        "59000"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/panel-packing-estimate-7018229f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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