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AI Business Intelligence Agent for Live Data Workflows

Turn business questions into live data calls, structured analysis, charts, and decision-ready reports through one capability routing layer.

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Revenue-12.4% WoW
Market3 signals
Competitor2 updates
Channelconversion ↓
Churn+1.8% MoM
Pipeline+4 deals
Briefready →
Business intelligence data and executive action workflow

BI Agents Cannot Rely on Static Answers

Business intelligence changes constantly. Revenue changes, competitors launch, markets move, customers churn, inventory shifts, and news changes the context. A BI agent that relies only on model memory or static dashboards is answering yesterday's questions — not today's.

Business questions rarely live in one system. A simple question such as "Why did sales slow down this week?" may require CRM data, order data, spreadsheet exports, market signals, news context, and visual reporting. Without access to the right capabilities, an AI agent can only guess.

QVeris gives BI agents a unified capability routing layer to discover, inspect, and call the right business data, market signals, analysis tools, and reporting capabilities — without hardcoding every data source.

Semantic control plane

A BI Agent Needs Governed Meaning Before It Needs SQL

Natural-language access to live data is valuable only when business terms have stable definitions. “Revenue last month” may mean bookings, invoiced revenue, recognized revenue, gross or net value, local or reporting currency, and calendar or fiscal month.

01 / QUESTION

User intent

Metric, population, period, comparison, dimensions, sort, limit, requested format, identity, and permitted scope.

02 / CONTRACT

Governed metric

Business definition, formula, unit, grain, valid dimensions, exclusions, owner, certification, effective date, and version.

03 / QUERY

Controlled execution

Certified models, safe joins, row policy, parameterized filters, read-only credentials, cost limits, and reproducible query ID.

04 / ANSWER

Decision context

Result, definition, filters, cutoff, freshness, comparison method, lineage, caveats, and next review step.

Ambiguity is a product decision. When plausible definitions produce materially different answers, the agent should ask a concise clarification or present labeled alternatives—never silently choose.
语义控制层

BI Agent 首先需要受治理的业务含义,其次才是 SQL

只有业务术语拥有稳定定义时,自然语言访问实时数据才真正有价值。“上个月收入”可能指订单额、开票收入、确认收入、总额或净额、本地币或报告币、自然月或财务月。

01 / 问题

用户意图

指标、对象、期间、比较、维度、排序、上限、输出格式、用户身份与允许访问范围。

02 / 契约

受治理指标

业务定义、公式、单位、粒度、可用维度、排除项、负责人、认证状态、生效日期与版本。

03 / 查询

受控执行

认证模型、安全 join、行级权限、参数化筛选、只读凭据、成本限制与可复现查询 ID。

04 / 答案

决策上下文

结果、定义、筛选、截止时间、时效、比较方法、血缘、限制与下一步复核。

如何处理歧义本身就是产品决策。 当多个合理定义会产生明显不同答案时,Agent 应简洁追问或展示带标签的多个选项,绝不能静默选择。

The Capability Stack Behind a Useful BI Agent

Five layers of capabilities a business intelligence agent needs to go from question to decision-ready output.

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Internal Data
Databases, spreadsheets, CRM exports, warehouse queries, operational metrics
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External Signals
Market data, company info, industry news, macro indicators, competitor updates
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Analysis Tools
Aggregation, comparison, anomaly detection, forecasting, segmentation, enrichment
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Visualization
Chart generation, KPI tiles, executive dashboards, shareable summaries
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Reporting Workflows
Daily briefings, board updates, sales summaries, risk alerts, recommendations

QVeris Routes Business Questions to the Right Capabilities

1

Discover

The agent searches QVeris for the right capability based on the business question — CRM data, market signals, news, charting, or reporting tools.

2

Inspect

The agent checks inputs, outputs, cost, latency, and examples before calling. No blind calls to unknown data sources or analysis tools.

3

Call

The agent executes the selected capability and receives structured output — revenue figures, market context, competitor signals, or chart data.

4

Combine

The agent combines data from multiple sources into a coherent analysis — cross-referencing internal metrics with external signals.

5

Report

The agent generates an executive-ready summary, chart, or workflow output with recommended next actions.

Discover
Inspect
Call
Analyze
Report

Example Scenario: Revenue Drop Analysis Agent

How a BI agent uses QVeris to go from "Why did revenue drop?" to an executive decision brief.

Business Question
"Why did EMEA revenue drop last week, and what should we look at next?"
Step 1-2

Pull & Compare

Pull weekly revenue by region, compare EMEA against previous weeks, segment by product, channel, and customer type through connected data capabilities.

Step 3-4

Contextualize

Check relevant market and industry news through external signal capabilities. Pull competitor updates if available through market intelligence tools.

Step 5-6

Visualize

Generate a chart showing the trend using chart generation capabilities. Summarize likely drivers from the combined data.

Step 7-8

Recommend

Suggest follow-up questions and next actions. Generate an executive-ready decision brief for human review.

decision_brief.output
Decision Brief: EMEA Revenue Drop
WeeklyEMEA RegionRevenue AnalysisReview Required
Summary

EMEA revenue declined 12.4% week over week, driven primarily by lower enterprise renewals and weaker conversion in paid acquisition channels.

Signals Reviewed
Weekly revenue by region
Product-level revenue split
Channel conversion trend
Recent industry news
Market context
Competitor mentions
Potential Drivers
Enterprise renewal timing shifted into the following week
Paid acquisition conversion decreased in Germany and France
Two large customer expansions were delayed
Industry news suggests slower demand in the segment
Recommended Next Actions
Review top 20 enterprise renewal opportunities
Compare paid acquisition landing page performance by country
Check sales pipeline movement for delayed expansion deals
Monitor competitor pricing or campaign changes

This is an illustrative example of BI agent output. It does not represent real company data, financial results, or guaranteed business analysis. All outputs should be reviewed by qualified humans before business decisions.

Pre-execution inspection

Show the Query Plan Before Spending Trust or Compute

A syntactically valid query can still answer the wrong business question, leak restricted rows, double-count a many-to-many join, or scan an unreasonable amount of data. The agent should prepare an inspectable plan before execution.

QUERY PLAN / REVIEW COPYREAD-ONLY
IDENTITY & SCOPE

Resolved user, organization, row and column entitlements, purpose, export policy, and whether small-group or personal data restrictions apply.

METRIC & GRAIN

Certified metric version, formula, unit, fiscal calendar, entity population, grouping grain, aggregation behavior, and treatment of nulls or slowly changing dimensions.

SOURCE & JOINS

Governed models, approved join path, key cardinality, effective dates, data cutoff, and checks that prevent fan-out or incompatible grains.

FILTERS & COST

Parameterized filters, partitions, time window, row limit, dry-run scan estimate, timeout, cancellation, and whether a narrower question is required.

VALIDATION

Expected row count, uniqueness, missingness, units, subtotal relationships, comparison coverage, and reference totals used for reconciliation.

READ-ONLY CREDENTIAL
ALLOWLISTED MODELS
PARAMETERIZED VALUES
SCAN BUDGET
执行前检查

在消耗信任与计算资源前先展示查询计划

语法正确的查询仍可能回答错误问题、泄露受限数据、因多对多 join 重复计算,或扫描不合理的数据量。Agent 应在执行前生成可供检查的查询计划。

查询计划 / 复核副本只读
身份与范围

已解析用户、组织、行列权限、使用目的、导出政策,以及是否适用小群体或个人数据限制。

指标与粒度

认证指标版本、公式、单位、财务日历、实体范围、分组粒度、聚合行为,以及空值和缓慢变化维度的处理方式。

来源与 JOIN

治理模型、批准的 join 路径、键基数、生效日期、数据截止时间,以及防止 fan-out 和粒度不兼容的检查。

筛选与成本

参数化筛选、分区、时间窗、行数限制、dry-run 扫描预估、超时、取消,以及是否必须缩小问题范围。

结果验证

预期行数、唯一性、缺失、单位、小计关系、比较覆盖,以及用于对账的参考总额。

只读凭据
模型白名单
参数化值
扫描预算

Common BI Agent Workflows

Six business intelligence workflows powered by QVeris capabilities.

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Executive KPI Briefings

Generate daily or weekly executive summaries with live data, trend charts, and variance explanations — not static screenshots.

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Revenue and Sales Analysis

Analyze revenue movements by region, product, channel, and segment. Cross-reference with external market signals for context.

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Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitor updates, pricing changes, product launches, and market positioning through discoverable research capabilities.

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Market and Industry Monitoring

Track industry trends, macro indicators, regulatory changes, and sector movements that impact business performance.

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Customer and Churn Analysis

Segment churn data, identify at-risk accounts, and cross-reference with product usage, support tickets, and NPS signals.

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Board and Investor Reporting

Turn structured data and analysis into presentation-ready summaries, charts, and narrative briefs for stakeholders.

From Static Dashboards to Agentic Business Intelligence

Dashboards show what happened. BI agents should help explain what happened, fetch the missing context, and recommend what to do next.

RequirementStatic dashboardsQVeris-powered BI agent
Data accessPredefined queries and fixed data sourcesDynamic capability discovery based on the business question
ContextLimited to connected data sourcesCan pull external market signals, news, and competitor context
AnalysisPre-built charts and reportsCombines internal data with external signals for richer analysis
ExplanationShows variance but does not explain whyGenerates structured explanations with potential drivers and recommendations
AdaptabilityNew questions require new dashboardsAgents can discover new capabilities dynamically as questions evolve
REST APIPython SDKMCP ServerCLI

Multiple integration paths for production systems, data apps, and agent clients

Trustworthy operations

Freshness and Lineage Belong in the Answer

A live connection does not guarantee current or complete data. If one model missed its refresh, the agent should label the answer partial and avoid period comparisons that pretend coverage is equal.

Trace the result

Retain source system, governed models, transformations, metric version, query ID, filters, and the report, chart, alert, or export destination.

Reconcile before explaining

Compare totals with certified dashboards, finance reports, control tables, or prior periods. Explain expected differences in timing, currency, entity scope, and accounting basis.

Version business meaning

When a metric or model changes, identify affected saved questions, rerun tests, notify owners, and keep old answers tied to the definition that produced them.

Separate analysis from action

A large decline can request an explanation; it should not automatically change a forecast, send a broad report, or update an operational system. Those remain separately authorized capabilities.

Evaluation rule: test semantic accuracy separately from SQL execution. Permission leaks, double counting, wrong currency, or stale-data claims must fail release gates even when average answer accuracy looks strong.
可信运营

时效与血缘应该直接出现在答案中

实时连接并不保证数据最新或完整。如果某个模型未按时刷新,Agent 应把答案标记为部分结果,并避免假装两个期间覆盖一致。

追踪结果来源

保留源系统、治理模型、转换、指标版本、查询 ID、筛选,以及报告、图表、告警或导出的目的地。

先对账,再解释

与认证仪表盘、财务报表、控制表或历史期间核对总额,并解释时间、币种、实体范围和会计口径的合理差异。

对业务含义做版本管理

指标或模型变化时,识别受影响的已保存问题,重跑测试、通知负责人,并让历史答案继续关联当时使用的定义。

把分析与行动分开

大幅下降可以触发解释请求,但不能自动修改预测、向更广范围发报告或写入业务系统;这些动作仍应单独授权。

评测规则:语义准确性与 SQL 执行应分开测试。权限泄漏、重复计算、币种错误或把过期数据当最新,即使平均准确率很高也必须阻断发布。

Example Agent Prompt

How to instruct a BI agent to use QVeris for business intelligence workflows.

Agent Instruction
"You are a business intelligence agent with access to QVeris. When you receive a business question: 1. Use QVeris to discover relevant data and analysis capabilities. 2. Inspect each capability's schema, inputs, outputs, and cost. 3. Call connected business data and external market signals. 4. Combine internal metrics with external context. 5. Generate charts where visualization adds clarity. 6. Explain KPI movements with supported drivers. 7. Produce an executive-ready decision brief with recommended next actions. 8. Never present analysis as verified without human review."

Who This Is For

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AI Agent Builders

Developers building intelligent BI agents that need live data, external signals, and reporting capabilities beyond model context.

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BI and Analytics Teams

Teams moving from static dashboards to agent-driven analysis that explains variance, fetches context, and recommends actions.

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Revenue Operations

Teams analyzing revenue movements, pipeline health, conversion trends, and churn signals with richer external context.

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Strategy Teams

Teams needing structured competitive and market intelligence to inform positioning, pricing, and product decisions.

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Finance Teams

Teams building automated reporting workflows that combine internal financial data with market and industry context.

Developers Building Internal Agents

Teams building analytics copilots, reporting agents, or internal BI tools on top of existing data infrastructure.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an AI business intelligence agent?
An AI business intelligence agent is an agent workflow that uses external tools, live data, and structured capabilities to answer business questions — pulling from connected data sources, market signals, and analysis tools to generate decision-ready output.
How does QVeris help BI agents?
QVeris acts as a capability routing layer. The agent discovers relevant data and analysis capabilities, inspects schemas and costs before calling, and combines structured outputs into analysis, charts, and reports.
Is QVeris a BI dashboard or data warehouse?
No. QVeris is a capability routing network for AI agents. It helps agents discover and call the right tools — but it is not a dashboard, data warehouse, ETL product, or visualization tool.
Can QVeris access my company's private data?
QVeris can route agents to connected data sources and capabilities. Private data access depends on the specific integrations and capabilities available in your environment.
What integration paths does QVeris support?
QVeris supports multiple integration paths including REST API for production systems, Python SDK for data apps, MCP Server for compatible agent clients, and CLI for terminal and automation workflows.
Can BI agent outputs be used without human review?
No. BI agent outputs should be reviewed and verified by qualified humans before being used for financial, strategic, legal, or other high-stakes business decisions.

Turn Business Questions into Agent Workflows

Let your AI agent discover the right data, call the right capabilities, and generate decision-ready business intelligence.

Discover. Inspect. Call. Analyze. Report.