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Agentic Workflow

Clinical Corvus is not just a chatbot; it's an Agentic System. This means it can plan, use tools, and verify its own work.

Check-to-Accept​

The core interaction pattern in Corvus is Check-to-Accept.

  • Draft, Don't Execute: The AI never takes actions on its own. It proposes actions (drafts a note, suggests a lab order, adds a problem to the list).
  • Interactive Suggestions: These proposals appear as interactive items (checkboxes, editable text blocks) with rationale chips attached.
  • Human Control: You must explicitly Accept, Edit, or Discard each suggestion. Only accepted items become part of the final record.

This pattern prevents Automation Bias—the tendency to blindly trust the computer. By forcing you to review and click, Corvus keeps you in the driver's seat.

The Agent Team​

Behind the scenes, a team of specialized agents works for you:

1. Clinical Discussion Agent (CDA)​

Your primary partner. The CDA handles reasoning, summarizes the case, and manages the conversation. It creates the "Context Brief" and decides when to call for backup.

2. Clinical Research Agent (CRA)​

The specialist. When the CDA realizes a question needs external evidence (e.g., "What is the latest protocol for severe hyperkalemia?"), it delegates the task to the CRA.

  • The CRA searches PubMed, guidelines, and trusted web sources.
  • It synthesizes a Research Brief with citations.
  • It passes this back to the CDA to answer your question.

3. The Verifier​

The safety gate. Before any answer is shown to you, the Verifier checks it:

  • Are the citations valid?
  • Are the claims supported by the evidence?
  • Are risks clearly stated? If the check fails, the agents fix the answer before you ever see it.

Collaboration​

You can collaborate with the agents naturally:

  • "Draft a handoff for this patient." -> CDA uses current context + logic.
  • "Check this against the sepsis guidelines." -> CDA invokes CRA to retrieve guidelines and compare.
  • "Critique my plan." -> The Critic Agent reviews your plan for gaps.