Investigate: correlate the facts until the operational issue becomes visible
Investigate compares relevant source states, looks for contradictions or missing links and produces a bounded operational finding.
Stage responsibility
Turn separate observations into an evidence-backed relationship or exception.
Inputs
Observed order/product/copy states
Purpose-specific MCP tool results
Missing-evidence indicators
Output
A bounded operational finding with the evidence relationship made explicit.
Does not
Investigate does not execute a state change or hide unresolved evidence gaps.
Where this stage is demonstrated
Real cases that exercise Investigate
Verified caseEVD-003
Failed order investigation
A real failed purchase was investigated through the connected assistant. The case demonstrates observation, cross-system investigation, explanation and recommendation in one continuous workflow.
Verified findingThe only tracked copy was still IN_CIRCULATION, so current stock could not fulfil the BUY order.
This case demonstrates why an operational agent is valuable even when no order is involved: it can surface contradictory system states that a team needs to reconcile.
Verified mismatchCatalog: OUT_OF_STOCK / Copy registry: AVAILABLE
