AI agents

AI agents for inventory & supply chain

5 live agents (Stock-out Sentinel, Availability Checker, Store Rebalancing Planner…) and 19 on the roadmap: what each does, the data it needs and the questions it answers.

7 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Stock-outs lose sales; overstock loses margin. These agents watch days of cover and availability.

5 agents you can switch on today

Stock-out Sentinel

Flags SKUs at risk of stock-out from on-hand stock vs recent sales velocity.

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Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Products, Inventory, Orders, Order lines
Tools it uses: stock-out risk and days of cover; full product details

Ask it, for example:

  • "Which SKUs will run out in the next 14 days?"
  • "Which best sellers are out of stock?"
  • "Days of cover for our 10 best sellers"

Availability Checker

Checks stock for a product across stores and warehouses.

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Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Inventory, Products
Tools it uses: semantic product search with filters (price, colour, category); read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace)

Ask it, for example:

  • "Do we have the black clutch in stock anywhere?"
  • "Where is SKU 21979 in stock?"
  • "How many units of SKU 18164 do we have?"

Store Rebalancing Planner

Suggests stock transfers between locations, from where stock sits to where it sells.

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Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Inventory, Orders, Order lines, Products
Tools it uses: read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace); stock-out risk and days of cover

Ask it, for example:

  • "Which transfers between locations should we make this week?"
  • "Which locations hold excess stock of handbags?"
  • "Top 5 transfers to fix stock-outs"

PO Status Tracker

Shows what's on order, where stock is short despite open orders, and what to chase.

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Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Inventory, Products
Tools it uses: read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace); stock-out risk and days of cover

Ask it, for example:

  • "Which out-of-stock SKUs have stock on order?"
  • "How much stock is on order by category?"
  • "Which SKUs should we reorder now?"

Allocation Advisor

Recommends how to split incoming or available stock across locations by sales and current cover.

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Who it's for: Your team (console, API)
Data it needs: Inventory, Orders, Order lines, Products
Tools it uses: read-only SQL over your retail data (sandboxed per workspace)

Ask it, for example:

  • "How should we allocate stock of our best-selling SKUs across locations?"
  • "Split our top 5 sellers across our locations"
  • "Which location needs stock most urgently?"

Coming next

  • Supplier delay early warning: Flags purchase orders likely to arrive late.
  • Demand forecaster: Weekly SKU-store forecasts with seasonality and promotions.
  • Returns-to-stock router: Decides where returned items should go to sell fastest.
  • Publisher Returns Manager: Manages returns of unsold titles to publishers within agreed windows to recover full credit.
  • Supplier Onboarding Assistant: Collects supplier data, certificates and EDI setup so new vendors can ship correctly.
  • Warehouse Slotting Optimiser: Repositions SKUs in the warehouse to cut pick travel time based on velocity.
  • Import Documentation Checker: Checks commercial invoices, packing lists and certificates before shipments reach customs.
  • Customs Classification Assistant: Suggests tariff codes for products and explains duties and preferential trade agreements.
  • Supply Disruption Monitor: Monitors ports, weather, strikes and supplier news and maps the impact on open orders.
  • Return to Vendor Manager: Manages returns to vendor for faulty and unsold stock, tracking authorisations and credits.
  • Free Zone Re-export Planner: Plans stock held in free zones and re-exported to neighbouring countries with duty and document checks.
  • Cold Chain Monitor: Monitors temperature data across warehouses and trucks and flags breaches before stock is compromised.
  • Serialised Stock Tracker: Tracks high-value devices by serial number through the supply chain to cut loss and fraud.
  • Drop Delivery Coordinator: Coordinates delivery of new collection drops so all stores launch on the same date.
  • Batch and Recall Tracker: Traces medicine batches to stores and patients so recalls are executed quickly and completely.
  • Bulky Goods Inventory Planner: Plans warehouse space and stock for large furniture and appliances with long lead times.
  • Hazardous Goods Handler: Guides storage and shipping rules for batteries, oils and other hazardous automotive goods.
  • High-value Transit Monitor: Tracks secure shipments of luxury goods with chain-of-custody records and insurance status.
  • Shelf-life Batch Monitor: Tracks cosmetic batch codes and expiry periods so older stock sells first.

How to turn them on

  1. Load the data each agent needs (upload, API or, soon, a connector to your e-commerce platform).
  2. Open Agent catalog in the ServiceBuddy console: agents whose data is present show as ready.
  3. Install, add your own instructions, and test in the Playground.

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Inventory & supply chain

Supplier delay early warning

Flags purchase orders likely to arrive late.

On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Demand forecaster

Weekly SKU-store forecasts with seasonality and promotions.

On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Returns-to-stock router

Decides where returned items should go to sell fastest.

On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Publisher Returns Manager

Manages returns of unsold titles to publishers within agreed windows to recover full credit.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Supplier Onboarding Assistant

Collects supplier data, certificates and EDI setup so new vendors can ship correctly.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Warehouse Slotting Optimiser

Repositions SKUs in the warehouse to cut pick travel time based on velocity.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Import Documentation Checker

Checks commercial invoices, packing lists and certificates before shipments reach customs.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Customs Classification Assistant

Suggests tariff codes for products and explains duties and preferential trade agreements.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Supply Disruption Monitor

Monitors ports, weather, strikes and supplier news and maps the impact on open orders.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Return to Vendor Manager

Manages returns to vendor for faulty and unsold stock, tracking authorisations and credits.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Free Zone Re-export Planner

Plans stock held in free zones and re-exported to neighbouring countries with duty and document checks.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Cold Chain Monitor

Monitors temperature data across warehouses and trucks and flags breaches before stock is compromised.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Serialised Stock Tracker

Tracks high-value devices by serial number through the supply chain to cut loss and fraud.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Drop Delivery Coordinator

Coordinates delivery of new collection drops so all stores launch on the same date.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Batch and Recall Tracker

Traces medicine batches to stores and patients so recalls are executed quickly and completely.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Bulky Goods Inventory Planner

Plans warehouse space and stock for large furniture and appliances with long lead times.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Hazardous Goods Handler

Guides storage and shipping rules for batteries, oils and other hazardous automotive goods.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

High-value Transit Monitor

Tracks secure shipments of luxury goods with chain-of-custody records and insurance status.

For your team
On the roadmap
📦 Coming soon

Inventory & supply chain

Shelf-life Batch Monitor

Tracks cosmetic batch codes and expiry periods so older stock sells first.

For your team
On the roadmap

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