Keeping Items Found: Applying Narrow Agents in Caregiving Environments

*Caregivers often operate in unfamiliar environments yet must locate everyday items as if they were in their own home. This creates a distinct data challenge: reliably retrieving object locations within highly dynamic, unstructured environments.* This talk introduces Min-Now, a system that combines Elasticsearch indices with Elastic Agent Builder to enable context-aware, agent-driven item retrieval. It details how household data is modeled and stored to handle constant change and ambiguity. *The session also explores the underlying narrow agent architecture\, highlighting how custom ES\|QL\-powered tools enable precise\, low\-latency queries and support lean\, consistent agent workflows\.* Join the \[slack community\]\(https://forgeutah\.tech\) email miriah@theforge.tech if you want to speak Schedule: 6:30-6:45 pm: arrive, eat 6:45pm announcements 7:00pm - 7:45 speakers 7:45-8:30 pm networking