Vertical AI agents: Why analytics agents need domain context
Blog post from Sigma
Vertical AI agents are purpose-built systems that combine general AI reasoning with domain-specific vocabulary, governed data models, business definitions, compliance rules, integrations, and permissions to improve reliability in specialized workflows such as business intelligence. The discussion argues that general-purpose models can produce plausible but inaccurate BI answers by selecting incorrect schemas, joins, metrics, or definitions, citing low performance on complex enterprise warehouse benchmarks and improved results when semantic models are added. Effective vertical BI agents rely on certified metrics, warehouse lineage, inherited row- and column-level access controls, narrowly scoped actions, testing, audit logs, and ongoing maintenance as schemas and definitions change. Typical uses include financial variance analysis, sales pipeline qualification, reporting automation, inventory monitoring, and supply-chain decisions. Sigma is presented as a platform for building such agents within individual workbooks, using live warehouse data, semantic-layer definitions, existing governance controls, configurable instructions, and logged actions with optional human approval.
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