Software and AI

AI agents that use tools and data.

An agent is not just a model that answers: it has instructions, memory, tools connected via API, company knowledge with cited sources and behaviour limits.

Userchat · voiceAI AGENTInstructions and roleMemory and contextGuardrails and permissionsLoop: plan, usetools, verifyLanguage modelTOOLS (APIs)CalendarCRMEmailInternal databaseKNOWLEDGE (RAG)Documents and price listsSearch indexCited sourcesControl and evaluationlog · test cases · handover to a humanAI agent diagram: user, agent with instructions, memory and guardrails, tools connected via API, company knowledge with cited sources, control and evaluation.

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Diagram of an AI agent with tools and knowledge.

Example

One conversation, and what happens behind it.

The agent reads the request, queries the authorised tools, proposes and, only after the user confirms, changes the systems. Every step stays in a log.

ASSISTANT · BOOKINGSI would like to move theappointment to Thursday afternoon.Thursday has 15:00 and 16:30free. Which one is preferred?15:00, thank you.Moved to Thursday at 15:00.Confirmation sent by email.Write a message…AGENT TRACE1Reads the requestCalendar2Looks up availabilityCalendar3Proposes two slots4Updates the calendarCalendar5Sends the confirmationEmailExample of a conversation with a bookings assistant and the trace of the agent steps.

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What an agent includes

  • Instructions and role, with defined tone and limits
  • Tools connected via API (calendar, CRM, email, database)
  • Company knowledge (RAG): documents, price lists, procedures, with cited sources
  • Guardrails: allowed actions, data that must never be exposed
  • Evaluation on test cases before and after every change
  • Handover to a human operator when needed

Stated limits

  • Errors cannot be ruled out: critical steps include human approval
  • Answers depend on the quality and currency of the documents provided
  • GDPR and AI Act obligations are assessed case by case

Voice agents

The agent on the phone.

Callphone networkSwitchboardroutingSpeechrecognitionAI agenttools and dataSpeechsynthesisTranscript and logHandover to an operatorspoken reply to the callerVoice agent flow: call, switchboard, speech recognition, AI agent with tools, speech synthesis, transcript and handover to an operator.

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Flow of a call handled by a voice agent.

The voice agent connects the phone network to speech recognition and synthesis and to an agent with tools. Each call is transcribed and logged under the agreed rules; an operator can take over.

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