Cold Chain Monitor: what this AI agent does and how to use it
Monitors temperatures across stores, the distribution centre and trucks and flags breaches before stock is lost. Who it's for, the questions it answers, the data it needs and how to switch it on.
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What it does
Stock-outs lose sales; overstock loses margin. These agents watch days of cover and availability. The Cold Chain Monitor agent is the specialist for this job: monitors temperatures across stores, the distribution centre and trucks and flags breaches before stock is lost.
Who it's for
Your team. It runs in the console for your staff and through the REST API. It is a team agent, so it is never exposed to shoppers.
Questions it answers
Ask it in any of our languages, for example:
- "Any cold-chain breaches in the last 3 days?"
- "How are the delivery trucks doing on temperature?"
- "Cold-chain status for the Jumeirah store"
The live demo shows these as sample prompts in your language, on a fictional store's data.
How it works
- It understands the question in the language it was written in, even when your catalog is in another language.
- It looks things up with tools, never from memory:
- Cold_chain_status
- Search over your policies and faqs, with citations
- It answers from your data, in your brand voice and currency, and shows which tools it used.
- Rules stay in code. Prices, eligibility and permissions come from your data and settings; the agent explains them and can't invent them. Why this matters.
The data it needs
Temperature logs. As soon as this table is loaded, the agent is ready to switch on. Files can use your own column names: they're mapped automatically. See Connect your data.
Works well with
- Stock-out Sentinel: Flags SKUs at risk of stock-out from on-hand stock vs recent sales velocity.
- Availability Checker: Checks stock for a product across stores and warehouses.
- Store Rebalancing Planner: Suggests stock transfers between locations, from where stock sits to where it sells.
- PO Status Tracker: Shows what's on order, where stock is short despite open orders, and what to chase.
- Allocation Advisor: Recommends how to split incoming or available stock across locations by sales and current cover.
Your team can use them side by side in the console, or call each one through the API.
Turn it on
- Load the data it needs.
- Install Cold Chain Monitor from the Agent catalog and add your own instructions (guide).
- Test it in the Playground, in every language you serve.
- Invite your team or call it from your own systems.
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