Choose the right tool for the work.
When comparing automation tools, copilots and agent platforms, test the actual product and configuration. Features overlap, and the category name alone does not tell you what a system can do.
Seven questions to take into a demo.
Aegis combines agents tied to company roles, work coordination and human controls in one application. Use the evidence below to assess whether that approach fits your needs.
Worth evaluating when…
Recurring work uses shared procedures, crosses roles or needs a clear owner and review decision. Aegis brings those concerns into the agent’s working setup.
Start with what you already have.
A simple individual task may already be well served by your current tools. For a broader task, agree one bounded workflow alongside your systems, with the required connections and permissions tested.
| Question | What to check | Aegis approach and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| How does work start? | Ask the vendor to carry out your task from a plain-language request. |
A personal role agent can plan a task, delegate parts and
return a result. Finance and Operations coordination → |
| Where do permissions come from? | Check role ownership, data access and how limits change when work is delegated. |
Role-based limits follow the organization structure.
Delegation cannot widen the caller’s authority. Permission model → |
| When does a person decide? | Test a permitted action, a request needing approval and an action that must be refused. | Actions can be allowed, flagged, held or blocked. People review requests needing sign-off, including moves above Supervised autonomy. Approval screens → |
| Can we stop it? | Check what happens to new work, running work and actions already completed. |
Scoped stop controls offer drain and hard-stop modes.
Stopping work does not undo completed actions. Stop controls → |
| What is the audit evidence? | Inspect who authorized an action and whether independent checks are active. | One recorded run links its answer, estimated cost and signed activity record. The signature check occurs after the answer. Follow the answer and audit record → |
| Does it work with our systems? | Test the whole workflow using the exact systems and permissions you need. |
An approved REST read supplies data used in the agent’s answer. A separate example shows an external MCP tool call. These public-data reads do not establish every integration. Connected-data example → · MCP tool example → |
| What does it cost to run and leave? | Compare software, AI usage, implementation, support and data-export arrangements. |
Deployment pricing is quoted. Open standards do not
eliminate integration or migration effort. Pricing questions → |
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Bring the same task to every vendor.
Ask to see the input, the result, the permissions, the human handoff and the cost. That gives your team a fair basis for comparison.