Buy something
not on the catalog.
Type what you need. Merlin Agentic AI Platform captures the right details, suggests qualified suppliers, and routes the request through the right approval path - turning non-catalog procurement into a single conversation.
From request to PO, no catalog needed.
Open Zycus Merlin Intake inside MS Teams, Slack, or the web. Type what you need. Agentic AI handles the rest.
Describe what you need - in plain English.
No category codes. No purchasing forms. No guessing which supplier to use. Open Zycus Merlin Intake inside MS Teams, Slack, or the web - and just describe the purchase.
- Conversational entry - just type the request
- Works for any non-catalog need: services, one-offs, custom builds
- Zero training. Zero forms. Zero friction.
Skip the form-filling - AI fills it for you.
Agentic AI extracts what it can from your description, asks only the questions it actually needs, and pre-fills the rest from your profile and past requests. No 40-field requisition form.
- AI extracts category, quantity, and timeline from your message
- Smart prompts only when something's missing
- Cost center, GL code, and approver - pre-filled from your profile
Get qualified suppliers - surfaced for you.
Agentic AI searches your supplier base for vendors qualified for this category, ranks them by past performance and risk score, and surfaces the best matches. No supplier? It triggers onboarding automatically.
- Operational suppliers ranked by performance and risk
- Supplier diversity, ESG, and certifications surfaced
- No qualified supplier? Onboarding kicks off automatically
Stay compliant - without thinking about it.
Agentic AI checks the request against your policy engine - spend thresholds, supplier risk, sourcing rules. If a sourcing event is needed, it triggers one. If approval is needed, it routes to the right person.
- Built-in policy checks at the moment of submission
- Auto-triggers RFP if spend crosses sourcing threshold
- Approvers act in MS Teams or Slack, in one click
Get a clean PR draft - ready for PO.
Once approved, Agentic AI generates the PR with all details pre-filled - supplier, scope, payment terms, contract reference. One click checks out and submits for PO conversion.
- PR auto-populated - zero manual data entry
- Linked to contract and SOW for full audit trail
- One-click checkout, ready for PO
| # | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PR Number | OU_1-001/PR/204891 |
| 2 | PR Name | UX Consulting – Mobile App Redesign |
| 3 | Status | ● Approved · Draft Created |
| 4 | Type | Non-catalog · Services |
| 5 | Sourcing Event | RFx-2026-184 (3 bids received) |
📋 Engagement Summary
- Service: UX consulting, 3 months
- Supplier: Frog Design (Operational)
- Total Value: $45,000 USD
- Cost center: CC-1042 (Mobile Product)
- Start date: 01-06-2026
Non-catalog procurement, finally under control.
When the form fills itself, the supplier is suggested, and policy is applied automatically - non-catalog stops being the messy edge of procurement.
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