find_alternates

Find and rank up to three alternate parts for a BOM part that is risky to source, scoring each candidate on spec compatibility, availability, price and supply-risk reduction, using MetaForge's component search and live distributor data. Use when the user asks for an alternate, substitute, second source, drop-in replacement or cross-reference for a part, or when a part is out of stock, end of life, NRND, single-source or has a long lead time.