AI agent use cases where the agent prepares and a person approves
Thirteen examples of what agents like ours can do, for the products we are building and for the client projects we take on, grouped by team. Each card names the task, the systems the agent works in, what it prepares, who approves it and what is recorded.
- Finance
- Procurement
- Sales and service
Every case on this page is a made-up example that shows the mechanism. None describes a client or a shipped product. Yours would follow your own rules and approvers.
Finance
Example
Match supplier invoices
Supplier invoices arrive in the finance inbox as PDFs. Each one has to be checked against the purchase order and the goods receipt before it is posted.
- The agent prepares
- A draft purchase invoice, matched line by line to the order and the receipt, with any difference flagged.
- A person approves
- The accounts payable lead, before the invoice is posted. The agent cannot pay a supplier.
Related offerAgents for operations
Example
Send payment reminders
Each overdue invoice needs a polite reminder in the customer’s language, on the channel they read.
- The agent prepares
- The list of overdue invoices and a reminder for each customer, in the language they use with you.
- A person approves
- The credit controller, before any reminder is sent.
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Example
Reconcile bank lines
Every bank statement line has to be matched to a payment or receipt in the books.
- The agent prepares
- Proposed matches for each line, and a short list of lines it could not match.
- A person approves
- The finance lead, before the matches are applied.
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Procurement
Example
Compare three quotes and draft the order
A staff member asks for 20 laptops by email. Procurement needs quotes from suppliers and a purchase order.
- The agent prepares
- Three supplier quotes side by side, the best offer on price and delivery date marked and a draft purchase order in your ERP.
- A person approves
- The procurement lead, before the order is sent. The agent cannot change a budget.
Related offerAgents for operations
Example
Check new suppliers
Before a new supplier is set up, someone has to check the company registration, the tax certificate and the bank details.
- The agent prepares
- A check of each document against the form, with anything missing or not matching flagged, and the supplier card drafted.
- A person approves
- The procurement lead, before the supplier is added.
Related offerAgents for operations
Example
Chase late deliveries
Orders that pass their delivery date need chasing with the supplier.
- The agent prepares
- The list of late orders and a chasing email to each supplier.
- A person approves
- The buyer who owns each order, before the emails go out.
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Sales and service
Example
Take a customer order on WhatsApp
A regular customer writes: “50 cartons of product A. When can you deliver?”
- The agent prepares
- A draft sales order after checking stock, the customer's price list, credit and a delivery slot, and a reply.
- A person approves
- A named person in Sales, who can change the order or the reply before approving.
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Example
Answer order status questions
Customers ask on WhatsApp where their order is. Each answer means looking it up.
- The agent prepares
- The order found, the delivery date confirmed and a reply drafted in the customer’s language.
- A person approves
- A member of the support team, before the reply is sent. The agent cannot offer a refund.
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Example
Draft quotations from the price list
Sales staff copy prices from the current price list into each quotation by hand.
- The agent prepares
- A quotation drafted from the right price list for that customer.
- A person approves
- The account manager, before the quotation goes to the customer.
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Operations
Example
Suggest stock reorders
Someone has to spot when stock runs low and decide how much to order.
- The agent prepares
- A list of items to reorder, with quantities based on stock and recent sales.
- A person approves
- The operations lead, before any purchase is raised.
Related offerERP systems
Example
Flag delivery problems
Drivers send updates through the day. A delay or a failed delivery needs someone to act.
- The agent prepares
- An alert for each problem delivery, with the order and a suggested next step.
- A person approves
- The dispatch lead, who decides what happens next.
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HR
Example
Check leave requests
An employee asks for three days of annual leave. HR checks the balance and the team calendar.
- The agent prepares
- The balance checked, any clash in the team calendar found and cover suggested from the team.
- A person approves
- The HR officer, before the leave is recorded. The agent cannot change salary data.
Related offerAgents for operations
Example
Answer policy questions
Staff ask HR the same questions about leave, travel and expenses every week.
- The agent prepares
- An answer in the language of the question, with the policy it came from shown.
- A person approves
- The HR policy owner, for anything the policy does not answer clearly.
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