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Manager Edge Agent

A coaching assistant for managers. It turns existing talent data (goals, check-ins, team sync, feedback, recognition, awards and performance documents from the past two years) into coaching points for each person: themes, progress, possible risks and what to cover next. From 26D it also covers succession, to help spot strong performers with leadership potential, and uses check-in summaries and questionnaire answers.
Talent ManagementAI agent (workflow agent from 26D)Good first agent: NoHigherReads onlyRelease 26B

Where it helps

Before a one-to-one, a manager asks what to focus on with a team member and gets their recent progress, feedback themes and suggested talking points.

My take

MY PRACTITIONER VIEW

Good coaching support, and Oracle is clear it's for discussion, not decisions. From 26D it also answers "who could we promote?", which moves it closer to decisions about people. Agree how those answers are used before managers see them.

Things you can ask

What should I focus on in my next 1:1 discussion with Robert?
Are there any team-wide skill gaps or trends in feedback that suggest a need for coaching?
Who on my team shows strong momentum and deserves recognition?
Who in my team needs support this week?
How can I improve my management style?

Examples based on Oracle's notes. What works depends on your setup.

What it won't do

  • Oracle says it doesn't make employment decisions like promotions or terminations, and avoids answering queries on sensitive and restricted data (26B).
  • Its data isn't real-time: it reflects the last run of the Aggregate Oracle Touchpoints Data process (26B).
  • Without a time period in the question, it uses default look-back windows, from six months for check-ins to two years for evaluations (26B).

Good first agent?

No. It summarises how named people are doing, and now covers succession.

Risk level: Higher. It summarises how named people are doing for their manager, and from 26D answers succession and promotion questions about them.

Before you switch it on

  1. How will managers use its answers, especially on succession?
  2. Will employees know their talent data feeds a coaching assistant?
  3. Which HR policies will you attach so its guidance matches yours?

Next steps

Setup at a glance

Open Setup at a glance for the setup steps. Select the agent's type label to see what that type means.

Test it after each update

For Oracle Fusion Applications, non-production (test) quarterly updates follow the weekend after the first Friday of the update month; production follows the weekend after the third Friday. Run these checks after the test update and before production, and verify your tenant's exact dates in Oracle update notifications.

  • Ask about a test team member's progress and check it against their records.
  • Ask a succession question and check whether the answer is something a manager should rely on alone.
  • Ask about restricted data and check it declines.

Watch out

Oracle suggests clear, time-bound questions for better answers, and attaching HR policies and mission statements so guidance fits your organisation (26B).

How it's changed

26B arrived; 26D succession insights, check-in summaries and questionnaire answers added, delivered as a workflow agent.

  1. 26D
    Manager Edge Agent EnhancementsOracle's note ↗
  2. 26B
    Manager Edge AgentOracle's note ↗

Related agents

Succession Planning Advisor

Helps managers look after their team's succession plans in a conversation: finding critical employees and successors, viewing plans for a person, job or position, and tracking candidates' readiness. From 26B it can also create plans and add, rank and update candidates, including creating an external candidate from a CV. From 26C, the Succession Planning Guide workflow agent brings these tasks together for managers and HR specialists, including finding plans with no Ready Now candidates and the effect of someone leaving.

Team Sync Agent

Gives managers short summaries of their team's recent check-ins: an overall team summary, a summary for each person, team and individual sentiment, and the people who need the manager's attention. From 26D it's delivered ready to run as the Team Sync Advisor, and managers can choose how many days to summarise (14 by default, up to 365).

Check-in agents

Two agents for Performance and Touchpoints check-ins. The Check-In Transcript Assistant (26B) turns a check-in transcript into a structured summary with action items; from 26D you can upload a recording or transcript file of up to 25 MB. The Check-in Calendar Integration Assistant (26C) schedules, updates and cancels check-ins in Microsoft Outlook, offering up to 9 time slots across the next 14 days based on participants' availability.

Talent Management Assistant

Gives managers information about their team members in one place: talent and earlier ratings, feedback, performance evaluation ratings, goals and progress, check-ins, skills, qualifications and competencies. Oracle says it helps managers "rate your team members better".

Related

Oracle 26DManager Edge now answers succession questionsRead insight

Last reviewed November 2026

This is an independent practitioner view, not Oracle documentation. Features, names and availability change each release and depend on your licences and setup; some agentic applications carry extra costs. Always check Oracle's own notes and your environment.