What Are Oracle AI Agents?
Oracle AI Agents—part of the OCI Generative AI Agents service—are fully managed, enterprise-grade AI systems that combine large language models (LLMs) with intelligent retrieval technology. Their main goal is to deliver accurate, context-aware responses by pulling information directly from an organization’s knowledge base.
Recently, Oracle introduced 50+ AI agents across its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite. These agents are designed to streamline business processes in finance, HR, supply chain, quality management, sales, and customer service. Unlike traditional rule-based bots, Oracle’s AI agents can understand natural language, adapt to new scenarios, and handle multi-step tasks with greater precision.
The service supports multiple data onboarding options and allows both users and customers to interact with enterprise data through a chat interface or API.
Key Features of Oracle AI Agents
- Flexible data ingestion methods and multiple interaction channels (chat or API)
- Contextually accurate answers using an advanced retrieval system
- Source citations for every generated response
- Hybrid search (semantic + lexical) for higher accuracy
- Built-in content moderation for safe inputs and outputs
- Multi-turn conversations with memory of previous context
- Ability to understand two-axis charts, tables, and structured data inside PDFs
- Extracts and displays hyperlinks directly from PDF documents in responses
How Oracle AI Agents Work
1. User Input
Everything begins with a natural language question from the user.
The query is encoded and sent to the enterprise knowledge base for processing.
2. Understanding the Query & Creating a Plan
The agent uses an LLM to interpret the question, then:
- Searches the enterprise knowledge base for relevant documents
- Re-ranks the results to identify the most useful content
- Combines those documents with the query
- Generates an accurate, contextual response
3. Delivering the Response
The agent returns the final answer along with source references, ensuring transparency and traceability.
Agentic Orchestration: How Oracle Agents Go Beyond Chatbots
One of the most powerful aspects of Oracle’s AI Agents is their ability to act as orchestrators, not just answer generators.
Agentic orchestration allows the system to:
- Break down complex goals into structured steps
- Choose and trigger the correct tools, APIs, and enterprise applications
- Maintain state and context across long workflows
- Validate and refine its own outputs
- Coordinate multiple specialized sub-agents (HR, finance, sales, etc.)
- Move seamlessly across search, analysis, and task automation layers
This enables true AI-driven process automation—far beyond simple Q&A systems.
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Benefits of Oracle GenAI Agents
- Full transparency: Each response is backed by verifiable sources.
- Always up-to-date: Knowledge bases can be updated without interrupting the agent’s functionality.
- Enterprise scalability & security: Designed to meet growing workloads while protecting data integrity.
- Incremental data ingestion: Enables precise updates with version control.
- Enhanced user experience: Natural, conversational interactions improve customer and employee engagement.
