AI agent for quality control specialists
Customer Complaint Investigation Agent
Find the true root cause and reply with a fix that will be checked.
What it does
A customer complaint answered with a stock apology fixes nothing. This agent traces the lot from the complaint, reviews the production, inspection and material records, and tests possible causes against the evidence. If a tested cause does not fit the records, it tries the next one before drafting the reply. It checks whether the proposed fix addresses the cause and how it will be verified. The inspector approves the response. It writes down each cause it ruled out and why, so the customer reply and the file show the full reasoning. The fix is given a date to be checked, and the agent returns to the same complaint trend after that date. Edge case: a defect that matches the records of two lots is traced to the common material supplier.
How it works
Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.
Read the steps as a list
- Complaint is logged
- Trace the lot and gather its records
- List possible causes
- Test the first cause against the records
- Do the records support this cause?If not: Move to the next possible cause and test it. Back to step 3.
- Define the fix and how it will be verified
- Draft the findings and response
- Inspector approves the responseThe agent waits here for your OK.
- Send the response and set the check date
- Does the check after the fix show the defect is gone?If not: Reopen the investigation. Back to step 2.
- Complaint closed with evidence
How it decides
It accepts a cause only when the records support it, and moves to the next candidate when they do not.
- Test causes in the order of likelihood from records
- Reject a cause that the records contradict
- Require evidence of containment
- Check results 30 days after the fix
Make it yours
Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.
- Check delay after fix (default 30 days)
- Causes list by product
- Record sources
- Response template
What keeps you in control
It always asks you first
- Inspector approves the response to the customer
Hard limits
- Never blame a supplier without evidence
- Never send the response without approval
It stops when
- Done: root cause confirmed and the fix verified
- Stop: the cause cannot be found and the inspector asks for outside help
Set it up
We guide you through the set-up, step by step
Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.
- One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
- The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
- A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide