Esri AI Assist Agent

From question to evidence

Three questions. Connected tools. Then a fresh investigation.

Illustrative workflow

Run 1 · continuing conversation

Run 2 · new investigation

Run 1 · Question 1 of 3Start with report evidence.

The conversation

You ask

Find reports mentioning excavation near the pipeline.

Start with a question

Active conversation

Back to you

An answer with sources
and locations.

The agent

Esri AI Assist

Understand the request

A report question starts an investigation.

Working context

Question received

Reports first. Imagery when you ask.

Tools and map context

FME Flow MCP

Report and survey-image retrieval

Text: meaning + keywordsImages: semantic search

Report evidence

Esri Location Services MCP

Buffers, elevation, routes and static maps

Spatial tools · on request

Esri layer embeddings

Layer and field understanding

SDK map context · when metadata is ready

A question starts the investigation

The agent uses your request and the active conversation.

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Loop

Enable JavaScript to animate four examples: excavation near the pipeline, issues within 10 km of Munich Airport, images of damaged markers or signs and a fresh investigation of repeated issues with uncertain resolution. The diagram distinguishes FME report retrieval, Esri Location Services MCP, Esri layer metadata embeddings and application observation history.