Contextual Agents
Purpose-built AI experts for every domain in Bob
Contextual agents bring deep subject expertise into every part of Bob, allowing users to get answers, uncover insights, and take action with the right context, all through natural conversation.
Built for the flow of work
Designed to support real-time tasks as they happen inside Bob.
Specialized by domain
Each agent focuses on one area of work and speaks its language.
Provide guidance and support action
Helps users understand what to do next and complete tasks faster.
Permission-aware by design
Only surfaces data and actions the user is authorized to access.
The agents behind Bob AI
Performance agent
Performance agent
“Show me my Q2 performance review results”
“Request feedback from Maya about my recent project”
Development agent
Development agent
“Show what skills are assigned to a marketing event manager role”
“Which courses are linked to the Public Speaking skill?”
Learning agent
Learning agent
“Assign the New Manager Fundamentals learning path to my team”
“Which of my direct reports still have overdue courses?”
Succession planning agent
Succession planning agent
“Who could step into the Head of Engineering role?”
“Create a succession plan for the VP Product role”
Surveys agent
Surveys agent
“What was the participation rate and eNPS for the last engagement survey?”
“Summarize the negative feedback themes from the culture survey”
Hiring agent
Hiring agent
“What interviews do I have this week?”
“What internal roles are open in Berlin?”
Goals agent
Goals agent
“Show me the goal progress for everyone on my team for Q2”
“Nudge everyone on my team who hasn’t checked in their goal”
1-on-1s agent
1-on-1s agent
“When is my next 1-on-1 with Audrey?”
“Summarize my last 1-on-1 with Sarah”
Attendance agent
Attendance agent
“Clock me in”
“What is our sick leave policy?”
People analytics agent
People analytics agent
“How many people did we hire in Q1, grouped by site?”
“What’s Alex’s flight risk?”
Workforce planning agent
Workforce planning agent
“How many vacant positions do we have across the company?”
“Who fills position P-100027?”
Compensation agent
Compensation agent
“What’s the compa-ratio distribution across the company?”
“Show me all employees below band minimum in Engineering.”
Bob Companion connects it all
Each contextual agent is a specialist. Bob Companion brings them together, so users get the right expert every time
Popular prompts for every role
Explore how HR teams, managers, and employees use Bob AI to answer questions, uncover insights, and take action.
What can I ask my agent?
What can I ask my agent?
What can I ask my agent?
Trust is not implied, it’s engineered.
Bob AI respects your existing permissions and operates under enterprise-grade security
- Zero data retention policy
- No model training on customer data
- Enterprise-grade encryption
- Permission-based AI access
Frequently asked questions
Contextual agents are purpose-built AI experts designed for specific areas of Bob, such as Performance, Hiring, Learning, Goals, or Workforce Planning. Each agent understands the workflows, terminology, and business context of its domain to provide more relevant answers and actions.
Bob Companion is your AI assistant across Bob—the agent of agents. It understands your request and connects you to the right contextual agent behind the scenes or redirects you to the right area on Bob, giving you one seamless conversational experience across the platform.
Contextual agents are available to employees, managers, HR teams, recruiters, finance leaders, and admins, depending on the module and permissions assigned to each user.
No. Agents cannot create a new path to restricted information. Bob AI only surfaces answers and actions from the data each user is authorized to see in Bob.
They do both. In addition to answering questions and surfacing insights, contextual agents can help users complete tasks such as updating goals, approving requests, creating development plans, managing reviews, assigning learning, and more—all through natural conversation.
No. HiBob and its AI providers never use customer data to train AI models. We enforce a strict zero-retention policy with all third-party providers.