en.Wedoany.com Reported - French procurement software provider Ivalua has launched the testing phase of its agent control layer, "IVA Studio." This solution uses a single AI agent that requires no pre-configuration and integrates permission logic to handle the entire procurement process from sourcing to payment, rather than employing multiple specialized agents.
IVA is an existing Intelligent Virtual Agent within the Ivalua procurement platform. IVA Studio adds a control layer that aggregates skill modules (pre-configured capability modules), tools, and external system connections built via the MCP server (Model Context Protocol) for IVA, thereby providing a central management layer for the entire S2P process (from supplier selection to invoice payment). IVA can, based on a single chat, suggest alternative suppliers in conjunction with contract terms, or set up and launch a complete bidding process.
In a market environment where many enterprises deploy dedicated agents and sub-agents separately, Ivalua aims to stand out with a clearer architecture. Functions such as negotiation strategies, category approaches, or compliance rules are stored as versionable modular packages, loaded by the agent when needed, rather than operating independent agents for each domain. The ability to dynamically invoke skills allows a single general-purpose agent to control multiple procurement processes.
Core promises of IVA include automatic user permissions, transparency, and human-in-the-loop. IVA should automatically adopt and not exceed the access permissions of the corresponding user, eliminating the need for manual maintenance of agent permission profiles. All operations are recorded in a complete audit trail, enabling procurement leaders to demonstrate compliant AI activities. In autonomous background processes, a responsible user is always assigned, and IVA can seek help from that user at predefined decision points (human-in-the-loop principle). For complex tasks, the super agent creates temporary assistants that are disbanded upon task completion, avoiding ongoing management overhead.
In terms of competition, SAP is building an automation layer within its Ariba suite through the Joule agent in its procurement module, which can autonomously execute multi-step procurement workflows across different SAP applications, including a dedicated sourcing event agent. Coupa adopts a multi-agent architecture under the name Navi, while Jaggaer positions its JAI platform as a fully autonomous sourcing cycle, with agents autonomously creating tenders, collecting quotes, and generating award recommendations. The most distinctive feature of Ivalua's approach is its focus on a single general-purpose agent with a skill library, rather than a cluster of agents.
IVA Studio is LLM-agnostic, allowing customers to use the language model provided by Ivalua or integrate their own models. Skills can be configured and extended by IT teams, implementation partners, and business departments through IVA Studio. The system learns interactively, with frequently used process patterns and decision logic persisted as new skills, automatically accumulating organization-specific knowledge. General availability of IVA Studio for all customers is expected in the summer of 2026.
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