About simulations

A simulation is a workflow that generates a set of interrelated, time-based data that can include multiple types of content.

Simulation results essentially tell a story.

For example, you might create a simulation to replicate the assorted documents and communication associated with a development manager starting and tracking the progress of a development project. There might be Slack conversations, email messages, technical specification documents, and project plans.

Or you could produce a set of content that traces the diagnosis, treatment, and insurance reimbursement for a patient's illness. There might be appointment notes, email messages to request and grant authorization, treatment plans, and billing records.

Components of a simulation

Every simulation starts with a scenario, which is a prompt that describes what the simulation is about and the types of events and actors that it includes. A scenario might be as simple as a single paragraph, or can be a longer, more detailed document.

Fabricate uses the scenario to create a project workflow that you then use to run the simulation and generate the results.

When Fabricate runs a complete simulation workflow, it generates the following:

Diagram that shows the content generated from a simulation

• Prehistoric data - Prehistoric data is a collection of generated artifacts of the same type as the simulation artifacts, to establish data that is in place before the simulation timeline starts.
• Simulation timeline - The sequence of events for the simulation. Similar to a theatrical script, a simulation timeline consists of acts and scenes.
• Simulation cast - The personas involved in the simulation. The simulation cast includes a main character, who provides the main point of view for the simulation.
• Simulation artifacts - The content generated from the timeline. The simulation artifacts consist of content in one or more of the available content platforms. Examples of simulation artifacts include email messages, Slack messages, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Available content platforms for simulation artifacts

• The simulation artifacts can be from any of the following content platforms:
• Affinity
• Atlassian - Includes Jira and Confluence
• Databricks
• Egnyte
• GitHub
• Gong
• Google Workspace - Includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides
• Microsoft 365 - Includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook - Includes mail and calendar
• Notion
• Pipedrive
• Salesforce
• Sentry
• ServiceNow
• Slack
• Zoom

For each content platform, the simulation results provide a UI simulator. For example, you view generated Slack messages in a realistic simulation of the Slack user interface.

To allow agents to interact with the results for individual products, Fabricate provides a set of built-in MCP servers.