📷 Photography · equipment maintenance

Sensor Cleaning Broker

Lovable AI runs a repair agent negotiating diagnostic fees via A2A so working photographers expedite camera body servicing and sensor cleanings.

A2A Negotiation· agent-to-agent loop
Section · Agentic

The kernel.

full primer →

Two agents negotiate equipment maintenance on behalf of photographers using Google's A2A protocol — offer, counter, accept — and the transcript lands on screen so the human can audit every step.

Why this primitiveRepair shops negotiate expedited service fees, donor-part sourcing, and diagnostic waivers.

Kernel
an A2A 0.3 `message/send` task between a buyer agent and a seller agent exchanging typed DataParts — IntentMandate (offer) → CartMandate + payment-required (counter) → PaymentMandate (accept) — both agents reason via Lovable AI Gateway
Drives the UI as
a vertical timeline of the negotiation: MIME-tagged offer / counter / accept bubbles with the agent's plain-language reasoning under each step
Appendix · Secrets

Required key.

LOVABLE_API_KEY
Auto-provisioned by Lovable when you enable the Lovable AI add-on. Powers the buyer, seller and merchant agents through an OpenAI-compatible gateway in front of every frontier LLM. Zero copy-paste.
open ↗

Add this in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure the key above is set first. read the build strategy →

Build "Sensor Cleaning Broker" as a ONE-SHOT Lovable build. The participant has only
5 credits — this single message must produce a working demo with no follow-ups.
Single-page TanStack Start app. Cut scope ruthlessly.

CONCEPT
Lovable AI runs a repair agent negotiating diagnostic fees via A2A so working photographers expedite camera body servicing and sensor cleanings.
Discipline: Photography (equipment maintenance).
Recipe: A2A Negotiation (agent-to-agent loop) as the single agentic surface.
Why this kernel: Repair shops negotiate expedited service fees, donor-part sourcing, and diagnostic waivers.

LOVABLE BUDGET (HARD CAP: ONE-SHOT, ~5 CREDITS TOTAL):
The participant has FIVE Lovable credits for the whole build. This prompt MUST
ship a working demo on the FIRST message with zero follow-ups. Engineer for that.
- ONE TanStack Start app, ONE route (`src/routes/index.tsx`). No extra pages, no auth, no nav.
- ONE TanStack server function in `src/lib/agent.functions.ts` that runs the protocol.
- ONE client surface (a textarea + button) that triggers the server fn and renders the result.
- NO database, NO Lovable Cloud, NO auth, NO file uploads, NO extra integrations.
- NO tests, NO docs pages, NO settings screens, NO theming toggles.
- Libraries: template defaults + `zod` + `ai` + `@ai-sdk/openai-compatible`. Nothing else.
- Demo-fallback contract: every code path must boot with NO secrets and return
  realistic JSON flagged `simulated: true`. Real LLM calls activate only when
  `LOVABLE_API_KEY` is present (auto in Lovable).

STACK
- TanStack Start app, the index route only.
- Agent brain: Lovable AI Gateway via the AI SDK, called from a `createServerFn` handler so the key stays server-side.
- Protocol surface: A2A Negotiation as defined below.
- Client surface fits the kernel: a prompt box (and any minimal extra inputs) that returns the agent's output.
- Tailwind + shadcn. Editorial look: gold accent on a dark or warm-cream background,
  generous type, one strong headline, one primary action.
- Footer renders: "Built during the Creative AI & Quantum Hackathon organised by StreetKode Fam during Indian Krump Festival 14".

GATEWAY HELPER (src/lib/ai-gateway.server.ts) — Lovable AI Gateway provider:
```ts
import { createOpenAICompatible } from "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible";
/** Built during the Creative AI & Quantum Hackathon organised by StreetKode Fam during Indian Krump Festival 14 */
export function lovableGateway(apiKey: string) {
  return createOpenAICompatible({
    name: "lovable",
    baseURL: "https://ai.gateway.lovable.dev/v1",
    headers: { "Lovable-API-Key": apiKey, "X-Lovable-AIG-SDK": "vercel-ai-sdk" },
  });
}
```
Install once: `bun add ai @ai-sdk/openai-compatible zod`.

SERVER FUNCTION (src/lib/agent.functions.ts) — A2A buyer × seller negotiation:
```ts
import { createServerFn } from "@tanstack/react-start";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { z } from "zod";
import { lovableGateway } from "@/lib/ai-gateway.server";

type Part = { kind: "data"; mimeType: string; data: unknown; reasoning?: string };
const MIME = {
  INTENT:  "application/vnd.ap2.mandate.intent+json",
  CART:    "application/vnd.ap2.mandate.cart+json",
  PAYREQ:  "application/x402.payment-required+json",
  PAYMENT: "application/vnd.ap2.mandate.payment+json",
};

/** Built during the Creative AI & Quantum Hackathon organised by StreetKode Fam during Indian Krump Festival 14 */
export const negotiate = createServerFn({ method: "POST" })
  .inputValidator((d) => z.object({ goal: z.string().min(1).max(600) }).parse(d))
  .handler(async ({ data }) => {
    const key = process.env.LOVABLE_API_KEY;
    const reason = async (role: "buyer" | "seller", ctx: string) => {
      if (!key) return `[demo ${role}] ${ctx.slice(0, 120)}`;
      const { text } = await generateText({
        model: lovableGateway(key)("google/gemini-2.5-flash"),
        prompt: `You are the ${role} agent in an A2A negotiation for equipment maintenance. Context: ${ctx}. Reply with ONE plain-language sentence justifying your move.`,
      });
      return text.trim();
    };

    const offer: Part = { kind: "data", mimeType: MIME.INTENT,
      data: { goal: data.goal, max_minor: 5000, currency: "USD" },
      reasoning: await reason("buyer", `Open offer for: ${data.goal}, cap $50.`) };

    const cart: Part = { kind: "data", mimeType: MIME.CART,
      data: { items: [{ name: "equipment maintenance session", price_minor: 4200 }], total_minor: 4200, currency: "USD" },
      reasoning: await reason("seller", `Quote $42 cart for ${data.goal}.`) };

    const payreq: Part = { kind: "data", mimeType: MIME.PAYREQ,
      data: { amount_minor: 4200, currency: "USD", payTo: "agent://demo-seller", nonce: crypto.randomUUID() } };

    const payment: Part = { kind: "data", mimeType: MIME.PAYMENT,
      data: { cart_hash: "demo-hash", tx: "0xsimulated" },
      reasoning: await reason("buyer", `Accept cart, settle 4200.`) };

    return {
      task_id: crypto.randomUUID(),
      status: "completed",
      parts: [offer, cart, payreq, payment],
      meta: { simulated: !key, kernel: "a2a-negotiation" },
    };
  });
```

CLIENT (in `src/routes/index.tsx`): textarea for the buyer's goal + "Negotiate" button.
Render the four parts as a vertical timeline, each bubble showing the MIME chip
(IntentMandate / CartMandate / PaymentRequired / PaymentMandate), the JSON `data`,
and the agent's plain-language `reasoning` line underneath.

USER FLOW (the entire app — nothing else exists)
1. Land on the page; the headline previews what the agent does for equipment maintenance.
2. The primary action (a vertical timeline of the negotiation: MIME-tagged offer / counter / accept bubbles with the agent's plain-language reasoning under each step) is one tap away; the rest of the layout supports it.
3. The server fn runs the protocol, the result lands on screen, the user can retry, copy, or audit.

KEYS (Lovable AI first, AIsa AI fallback):
1. `LOVABLE_API_KEY` — PRIMARY agent brain. Auto-provisioned by Lovable. Used
   server-side to call Lovable AI Gateway (Gemini, Claude, GPT) for every
   reasoning step. Never expose to the client; read only via
   `process.env.LOVABLE_API_KEY`. This is the default code path.
2. `AISA_API_KEY` (OPTIONAL FALLBACK) — only set if Lovable credits are
   exhausted or a specific frontier model from https://aisa.one is required.
   The server fn should try Lovable first and fall back to AIsa only if
   `LOVABLE_API_KEY` is missing.
The demo MUST still boot with zero secrets and return realistic `simulated:true`
envelopes — that demo-fallback contract is non-negotiable (see UCP × A2A × AP2 spec).

CREDIT (must appear in UI footer AND as JSDoc on the server function):
Built during the Creative AI & Quantum Hackathon organised by StreetKode Fam during Indian Krump Festival 14
Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$3B
camera repair and maintenance services
SAM
$800M
professional cinema and photography body servicing
SOM
$40M
automated camera repair bidding and expediting

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.