Agents

Human in the loop

Human in the loop places explicit human judgment inside an automated process.

Agent proposes refundPerson approves or rejectsOnly then does it run
Human in the loop places explicit human judgment inside an automated process. Values shown in the worked visual are illustrative unless the labels state otherwise.

How it works

Review points are most valuable where impact or uncertainty is high. The system must present enough evidence for a person to make the decision.

A concrete example

Illustrative: auto-approve refunds under $20, but require review at $20 or above.

Do not confuse it with Human on the loop

in-the-loop approval is part of execution; on-the-loop oversight monitors it.

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