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What Is the Commercial Advisor Agent?

The Commercial Advisor agent evaluates traces for business and financial risk. It detects unauthorised commitments, pricing exposure, contractual language risks, and commercially sensitive information. This agent helps prevent your organisation from inadvertently sharing information that could weaken your negotiating position or create unintended obligations.

How It Works

Commercial Advisor analyses every trace for content that carries business risk. It evaluates whether the interaction involves pricing details, contractual language, financial projections, or other commercially sensitive material. When a risk is found, the agent produces an intent that reflects the severity. Your commercial rules and risk tolerance shape the agent’s behaviour. You decide which types of business information warrant protection.

What It Detects

Risk AreaWhat It Catches
Unauthorised CommitmentsLanguage that could be interpreted as a binding agreement, promise, or obligation on behalf of your organisation
Pricing ExposureSharing internal pricing models, discount structures, margin data, or rate cards with external services
Contractual LanguageDraft contract terms, negotiation strategies, or legal positions shared externally
Financial ProjectionsRevenue forecasts, budget details, investment plans, or financial targets
Commercially Sensitive InformationSupplier terms, partnership details, acquisition plans, or strategic financial decisions

Common Scenarios

Commercial Advisor detects internal pricing information in the trace. The agent flags the interaction to prevent discount structures or margin data from reaching an external service.
The agent identifies contractual terms and negotiation positions in the trace. In Enforcer mode, the trace is blocked to prevent your legal strategy from being exposed.
Commercial Advisor catches financial forecast data in the trace. Your team receives a notification or the trace is held for review, depending on the configured role.
The agent detects phrasing that could be interpreted as an unauthorised obligation. This early warning helps prevent situations where informal language creates unintended business exposure.

How Commercial Advisor Complements Other Agents

Commercial Advisor focuses on business risk that other agents are not designed to catch. Data Protection handles personal data, and Brand Guardian watches for reputation risk. Commercial Advisor covers your organisation’s financial interests and negotiating position. A trace might contain no personal data and pose no brand risk, but still expose your pricing strategy or create an implied commitment. Commercial Advisor catches these business-specific risks.

When to Use Enforcer Mode

Consider Enforcer mode for Commercial Advisor in workspaces that handle pricing, contracts, financial planning, or vendor negotiations. The financial impact of exposed pricing models or unauthorised commitments can be significant. Enforcer mode ensures these traces are stopped before sensitive business information leaves your organisation. For general-purpose workspaces, Observer mode provides visibility into commercial risks without interrupting the flow.

Next Steps

Configuring Agents

Enable Commercial Advisor rules that match your business risk profile.

Roles and Intents

Choose the right enforcement level for your commercial risk tolerance.