AI agents for sourcing & product development
2 live AI Agent Buddies (Own-brand Recipe Developer, Halal Certification Tracker) and 11 on the roadmap: what each does, the data it needs and the questions it answers.
Switch on today: 2 live
Own-brand Recipe Developer
Supports own-brand food development with recipe benchmarks, nutrition targets and cost per unit.
Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Products
Tools it uses: read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace); semantic product search with filters (price, colour, category)
Ask it, for example:
- "We want an own-brand granola: benchmark the category"
- "Nutrition targets for a Nutri-Score A yoghurt"
- "What should an own-brand hummus cost and contain?"
Halal Certification Tracker
Tracks halal certificates for suppliers and products and flags expiring, lapsed or unrecognised certifiers.
Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Suppliers, Products
Tools it uses: supplier_compliance; read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace)
Ask it, for example:
- "Which halal certificates expire in the next 60 days?"
- "Are any suppliers using an unrecognised halal certifier?"
- "Halal compliance summary for the meat suppliers"
Coming next
- Supplier Discovery Scout: Finds and shortlists new suppliers by product, capability, certification and region.
- RFQ Builder and Comparator: Builds requests for quotation and compares supplier quotes on cost, lead time and terms.
- Factory Audit Summariser: Summarises social and technical factory audit reports and tracks corrective actions to closure.
- Should-cost Modeller: Builds should-cost models from materials, labour and freight to challenge supplier prices.
- Fabric Sourcing Assistant: Finds fabrics and trims matching quality, sustainability and cost requirements from approved mills.
- Fit Session Recorder: Records fit session comments and measurements and turns them into supplier amendment requests.
- Tech Pack Generator: Generates tech packs from design sketches with measurements, construction details and grading rules.
- Formulation Compliance Checker: Checks cosmetic formulations against banned and restricted ingredient lists for each market.
- Material Durability Assessor: Compares furniture materials and finishes for durability, cost and sustainability before sourcing.
- Toy Safety Standard Checker: Checks toy designs against safety standards for age grading, small parts and chemical limits.
- Pet Food Formulation Reviewer: Reviews own-brand pet food formulations against nutritional standards and competitor benchmarks.
How to turn them on
- Load the data each agent needs (upload, API or, soon, a connector to your e-commerce platform).
- Open Agent catalog in the ServiceBuddy console: agents whose data is present show as ready.
- Install, add your own instructions, and test in the Playground.
Live AI Agent Buddies: Sourcing & product development
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Own-brand Recipe DeveloperSupports own-brand food development with recipe benchmarks, nutrition targets and cost per unit.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Halal Certification TrackerTracks halal certificates for suppliers and products and flags expiring, lapsed or unrecognised certifiers.
Coming soon: Sourcing & product development
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Supplier Discovery ScoutFinds and shortlists new suppliers by product, capability, certification and region.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
RFQ Builder and ComparatorBuilds requests for quotation and compares supplier quotes on cost, lead time and terms.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Factory Audit SummariserSummarises social and technical factory audit reports and tracks corrective actions to closure.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Should-cost ModellerBuilds should-cost models from materials, labour and freight to challenge supplier prices.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Fabric Sourcing AssistantFinds fabrics and trims matching quality, sustainability and cost requirements from approved mills.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Fit Session RecorderRecords fit session comments and measurements and turns them into supplier amendment requests.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Tech Pack GeneratorGenerates tech packs from design sketches with measurements, construction details and grading rules.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Formulation Compliance CheckerChecks cosmetic formulations against banned and restricted ingredient lists for each market.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Material Durability AssessorCompares furniture materials and finishes for durability, cost and sustainability before sourcing.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Toy Safety Standard CheckerChecks toy designs against safety standards for age grading, small parts and chemical limits.
Supply Chain & Fulfilment
Pet Food Formulation ReviewerReviews own-brand pet food formulations against nutritional standards and competitor benchmarks.
Articles about these buddies
Own-brand Recipe Developer: what this AI agent does and how to use it
Supports own-brand food development with recipe benchmarks, nutrition targets and cost per unit. Who it's for, the questions it answers, the data it needs and how to swi…
Halal Certification Tracker: what this AI agent does and how to use it
Tracks halal certificates for suppliers and products and flags expiring, lapsed or unrecognised certifiers. Who it's for, the questions it answers, the data it needs and…
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