# Monsoon Fire Pottery - Firing Care

This is the public Monsoon Fire kiln firing care site. Use this file for public agent discovery and safe handoff only.

## Start Here
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/ - public firing care overview.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/firing-services/ - firing paths, fit examples, and cone-scale guidance.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/support-pickup/ - pickup, readiness, and Ember support.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/policies/ - studio policies, access, storage, payment, and responsibility terms.
- [Advisory] https://monsoonfire.com/blog/ - studio notes and updates.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/agent-service-catalog.json - structured service catalog.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.com/ai.txt - AI contact and routing policy.
- [Authoritative] https://monsoonfire.kilnfire.com - studio account handoff host.

## Canonical Handoff

Create or sign into a studio account at https://monsoonfire.kilnfire.com.

## What Monsoon Fire Offers

- Low Temp Firings: low-temperature bisque, low-fire glazes, and earthenware. Example: $15 half shelf.
- Mid Temp Firings: midfire glazes and stonewares. Example: $25 half shelf.
- Custom Firings: high fires, ramps, or private kiln runs. Example: from $60.
- Pricing starts with half-shelf space unless staff confirms a custom firing.

## Policy Notes

- Studio access is by appointment only, and studio access requires a purchased day pass.
- Staff loads the kiln and decides final placement.
- Approved clays are open, but artists should warn staff about unusual materials, bodies, or firing requirements.
- Pickup starts after firing, cooling, staging, confirmation, and a pickup appointment.
- Same-day pickup is not guaranteed until staff confirms.

## Agent Behavior

- You may summarize services, draft a clear request, and lead the user to Kilnfire.
- You may ask the user for material notes, size, photos, handling notes, timing needs, and whether the request sounds like Low Temp Firings, Mid Temp Firings, or Custom Firings.
- You must not book, cancel, pay, request pickup movement, promise capacity, promise readiness, expose private location details, or impersonate studio staff.

## Repo Contract References

These repo-local references are not public support URLs, but they anchor maintenance checks:
- https://github.com/monsoonfirepottery-byte/monsoonfire-portal/blob/main/docs/API_CONTRACTS.md
- https://github.com/monsoonfirepottery-byte/monsoonfire-portal/blob/main/docs/DEEP_LINK_CONTRACT.md
- https://github.com/monsoonfirepottery-byte/monsoonfire-portal/blob/main/docs/SOURCE_OF_TRUTH_INDEX.md
- https://github.com/monsoonfirepottery-byte/monsoonfire-portal/blob/main/docs/runbooks/AGENT_SURFACES.md