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Add Model Context Protocol (MCP) or ACP based multi-agents communication

With new standards and protocols coming in, it would really help if agent orchestration is done through MCP or ACP (Agent Communication Protocol). This would help in easily connecting to thousands of MCP server based exposed Agents within WxO.
9 days ago in  0 Under review

Functionality to retrieve the outputs of a workflow directly within the assistant

Currently, it is not possible to retrieve the outputs of a workflow directly within the assistant. As a result, functionalities like parallel processing cannot be used to execute the workflow as a subaction, saving the output variables as assistan...
3 months ago in  2 Under review

Provide more control of text formatting in chat to make it more readable to user

An example if that an error should be displayed in red but also allow builder to highlight some aspect of the responses to make the chat response & history easier to read in order to sort our key information.
6 days ago in  0 Under review

IBM watsonx Orchestrate API not enabled for Builders

Today only Admins can call/use WxO APIs. If the user is a builder this does work and the user receives a error message. It would be interesting if Builders also had this permission or if Admins had the option to give Builders permission to perform...
5 months ago in  3 Under review

SAP HCM integration

A lot of customers are transitioning from legacy HR systems, like SAP HCM , to newer ones (SuccessFactors). Since these transitions take normally years they are blocking the real usage of watsonx Orchestrate in the meantime. With an build-in integ...
9 months ago in  7 Under review

Add native assistant variable of last called action

Add a native Assistant variable to store the last called action in the watsonx Assistant. This variable would allow developers to easily reference the most recent action executed, simplifying debugging/logs and enhancing workflow automation. It co...
6 months ago in  0 Under review

Be able to select which step of subaction when "Go to subaction"

Adding a feature that allows users to choose the specific step within a sub action when forward to it. ' Currently, watsonx Assistant only permits going to the beginning of a sub action, which can be inefficient for complex workflows. This enhance...
6 months ago in  0 Under review

Need an ability to export the entire Assistant as a single archive

Right now, if I want to migrate an Assistant to another environment, I need to export:- skills- skill flows- projects- Assistant as separate entities and import them in a correct order. This is not use friendly and error prone. Would like to have ...
4 months ago in  0 Under review

Provide admins ability to install, uninstall skills from the catalog as Day 0 and Day 2 Operations

As the number of skill available increases, the time to install them increases. Not every company needs all these skills at their disposal.
11 days ago in  0 Under review

Hide user input option in sub action in assistant steps

I am building an AI assistant and in that I am using many skill based actions in different steps appropriately as sub-actions. I am able to pass my variables to these skill based actions and receiving the response which I am using in further steps...
4 months ago in  0 Under review