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Order Custom Printing with Your AI Assistant

Prefer to let ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or your AI agent handle the paperwork? The Office Annex is built for agentic ordering. Your assistant configures every print option, sets your custom template text or 300 DPI artwork, pulls live carrier shipping rates, and hands you a private /pay/{orderId} checkout link — so you never type a credit card number into a chat window.

How AI-Assisted Ordering Works

Four simple steps from prompt to press — with human confirmation and delegated payment built in.

1

Copy & Paste a Prompt

Pick one of the two copy-paste prompts below, drop it into ChatGPT, Claude, or your MCP agent, and fill in the bracketed [YOUR INFO] placeholders.

2

Live Spec & Shipping Lookup

Your AI assistant connects to our live catalog (/api/mcp) to verify sizes, paper stock, coating, template text or 300 DPI artwork, and live USPS/UPS/FedEx shipping for your ZIP code.

3

You Confirm the Details

Your assistant shows you the complete order summary — quantity tier, options, proof text or artwork URLs, 3–5 day production turnaround, and exact total — and waits for your go-ahead.

4

Pay via Your Personal Link

Your assistant returns a secure theofficeannex.com/pay/{orderId} link. Click to pay directly with Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo.

Zero-Trust Payment Security: The Office Annex uses delegated human-in-the-loop payment links (/pay/{orderId}). Never paste credit card numbers, CVV codes, or banking credentials into an AI chat window.

Copy-Paste Prompts for Your AI Assistant

Click Copy Prompt on either template below, paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or your MCP agent, and replace the bracketed [...] fields with your info.

Example Prompt 1 • First 100 FREE Offer

Order Your First 100 FREE $100 Drop Cards (Just Pay Live Shipping)

Uses our built-in $100 bill drop card template (slug: 100-drop-cards). No artwork upload required — just tell your AI assistant what Website URL or headline to print inside.

I want to order the First 100 FREE $100 Drop Cards from The Office Annex (https://www.theofficeannex.com). Use The Office Annex MCP server at https://www.theofficeannex.com/api/mcp (or read https://www.theofficeannex.com/llms.txt) and follow these exact steps: 1. Call get_product with slug "100-drop-cards" to verify the options and template fields. 2. Call get_shipping_quote with: - items: [{ "slug": "100-drop-cards", "size": "$100 Drop Cards (FREE with The Office Annex Tagline)", "quantity": 100 }] - destination_city: "[YOUR CITY]", destination_state: "[2-LETTER STATE]", destination_zip: "[5-DIGIT ZIP]", destination_country: "US" 3. Show me the complete order summary (item specs, custom text, 3–5 business day production time, and live shipping rate options) and ask me to confirm before placing the order. 4. Once I confirm, call create_cart, then call add_to_cart with: - cart_id: (from create_cart) - slug: "100-drop-cards" - size: "$100 Drop Cards (FREE with The Office Annex Tagline)" - quantity: 100 ($0.00 product price — I only pay live carrier shipping) - options: { "Folding": "No Folding, Please Ship Flat" } - design: { "contact_information": "[YOUR WEBSITE URL OR PHONE NUMBER]", "text_layers": { "Website URL": "[YOUR WEBSITE URL]" } } 5. Call checkout_guest with: - cart_id: (from create_cart) - customer: { "full_name": "[YOUR FULL NAME]", "email": "[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS]", "phone": "[YOUR PHONE NUMBER]", "address": "[YOUR STREET ADDRESS]", "city": "[YOUR CITY]", "state": "[2-LETTER STATE]", "zip": "[5-DIGIT ZIP]", "country": "US" } 6. Return my order_id and secure https://www.theofficeannex.com/pay/{orderId} link so I can complete payment myself.
Tip: The '100 - $100 Drop Cards (FREE with The Office Annex Tagline)' tier is $0.00 for the cards plus live carrier shipping calculated for your ZIP code, and ships flat.
Example Prompt 2 • Custom Business Cards

Order Custom 3.5" × 2" Business Cards (Upload 300 DPI Artwork or Design Your Own)

Works for both Upload-Your-Own print-ready artwork (slug: standard-bc) and Design-Your-Own template personalization (slug: standard-business-cards-design-your-own) on 14pt or 16pt cardstock.

I want to order Custom Business Cards from The Office Annex (https://www.theofficeannex.com). Use The Office Annex MCP server at https://www.theofficeannex.com/api/mcp (or read https://www.theofficeannex.com/llms.txt) and follow these exact steps: 1. Call get_product for slug "standard-bc" (if I am providing 300 DPI print-ready artwork URLs) OR slug "standard-business-cards-design-your-own" (if I want my text placed on the default template). 2. Configure my business cards with: - size: "3.5\" x 2\" Business Cards" - quantity: 250 (or [100 / 250 / 500 / 1000 / 2500 / 5000]) - options: - "Paper Stock": "16pt Cardstock (Thickest)" (or "14pt Cardstock (Standard)") - "Number of Sides": "2-sided" (or "1-Sided") - "Corners:": "Square Corners" (or "Rounded Corners") - "Coating": "Glossy Finish Both Sides" (or "Matte Finish Both Sides" / "Glossy Front/Matte Back") - "Production Time": "Regular Processing | 3-5 Business Days" (or "Rush Processing | 2 Business Days") - Artwork / Personalization (choose one): - For "standard-bc" (Upload Your Own): call upload_artwork for side "front" (file_url: "[FRONT 300 DPI FILE URL]") and side "back" (file_url: "[BACK 300 DPI FILE URL]"), and pass front_artwork_id and back_artwork_id to add_to_cart. - For "standard-business-cards-design-your-own" (Template): pass design: { "contact_information": "[NAME, TITLE, PHONE, EMAIL, WEBSITE]", "qr_url": "[OPTIONAL QR URL]" } to add_to_cart. 3. Call get_shipping_quote for my US delivery address: - destination_city: "[YOUR CITY]", destination_state: "[2-LETTER STATE]", destination_zip: "[5-DIGIT ZIP]", destination_country: "US" 4. Confirm all selected options, artwork/text fields, and live shipping rates with me before submitting. 5. After I confirm, call create_cart, add_to_cart, and checkout_guest with my customer object ({ full_name, email, phone, address, city, state, zip, country: "US" }), and return my personal https://www.theofficeannex.com/pay/{orderId} payment link.
Tip: If uploading 2-sided artwork, provide both front and back URLs (300 DPI, CMYK preferred, 0.125" bleed; PDF, PNG, JPG, or TIFF).

Production, Guarantee & Promotional Terms

Every order placed through an AI assistant is governed by the exact same store policies as orders placed directly on our website:

3–5 Day Production Turnaround

Standard custom print orders are produced in 3 to 5 business days from proof approval and payment confirmation (2-business-day Rush Processing is available on eligible products, and 1–2 business day Next Day Express on #10 & 6"×9" envelopes). Live carrier shipping (USPS, UPS, FedEx) is calculated at checkout by exact package weight and destination ZIP code.

14-Day Defect & Damage Guarantee

If your order arrives with a verified manufacturing defect, wrong paper stock, cut error, or carrier transit damage, notify theadmin@theofficeannex.com within 14 calendar days of delivery with photos for a 100% free expedited reprint or full refund ($0 restocking fee, free return shipping). Non-defective custom-printed items are final sale once active press production begins (100% full refund if cancelled before press).

First-100 FREE Drop Cards Terms

The "100 - $100 Drop Cards (FREE with The Office Annex Tagline)" tier (and matching 100-count FREE tagline tiers on eligible Drop Cards) has a $0.00 product price — you pay only live carrier shipping calculated for your ZIP code. Free promotional tiers include The Office Annex promotional tagline printed on the card, ship flat, are final sale once printed, and are 100% covered by our 14-day print defect and transit damage guarantee.

For AI Agents, MCP Clients & Developers

Machine-Readable Endpoints & Protocol Specs

No API key is required for catalog discovery, live shipping quotes, cart creation, or delegated guest checkout.

MCP Client Configuration (Claude Desktop / Cursor / Custom Agents)

Add The Office Annex to your MCP client configuration to give your assistant native tool access:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-office-annex": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://www.theofficeannex.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Standard 6-Step Agent Ordering Flow

  1. Discover & Inspect: Call get_product to inspect sizes, quantity tiers, required optionGroups, and questions_to_ask_customer.
  2. Confirm with Customer: Ask the human customer for any missing option choices, template text fields, or 300 DPI artwork URLs.
  3. Quote Live Shipping: Call get_shipping_quote with the destination address.
  4. Create Cart & Add Item: Call create_cart and add_to_cart with exact option names and template/artwork data.
  5. Create Order: Call checkout_guest to lock in the order as PENDING_PAYMENT.
  6. Return Payment Link: Share the https://www.theofficeannex.com/pay/{orderId} URL with the customer.