🔎 Ops Prompt of the Week
Prompt:
“Generate a visual anomaly detection report based on last week's thermal camera footage from critical equipment zones. Highlight areas with excessive heat signatures, rank them by risk, and propose follow-up inspection tasks for each zone.”What it does: Uses AI to analyze thermal imaging data and prioritize areas needing inspection.
Why it matters: Helps maintenance teams catch overheating issues before they cause damage or downtime.
How to vary: Replace thermal footage with acoustic analysis or oil sample data. Adjust for daily, weekly, or rolling analysis periods.
📰 AI in Ops – News
- Google announces Agent Development Kit & Agent2Agent protocol: At Google Cloud Next ’25, they launched Agentspace and the Agent2Agent communication protocol to simplify multi-agent workflow creation. Read more
- Apple teases AI-powered Shortcuts in iOS 26: At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled AI-enhanced Shortcuts for automating tasks like reminders and photo tagging within its ecosystem. Read more
💡 AI Insight of the Week
Insight: Bridging Sensor Analytics and Automation with RAG & Agent Protocols
With the emergence of Agent2Agent and tools like Google’s Agentspace, and the proliferation of sensor analytics, teams can now design systems that detect equipment anomalies and instantly initiate remediation tasks. By integrating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for context and chaining agent workflows, you can build truly predictive, automated maintenance systems.
Why it matters:
• Enables proactive ops: detect → analyze → act.
• Leverages multimodal data (logs, images, alerts).
• Uses modern agent protocols for seamless integration and action orchestration.
🎉 Fun Prompt of the Week
“Write a cheeky alert from an AI sensor that detects rising vibration levels: ‘Beep beep — machine is shimmying at 42Hz!’. Include three tongue-in-cheek maintenance suggestions, ending with ‘I’m not saying I’m a doctor, but I play one with sensors.’”What it does: Adds humor and flair to predictive maintenance alerts.
Why it’s fun: Keeps teams engaged with lighthearted alerts and personality.
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