Adding Human Approval
Human approval gates are defined in the workflow design and implemented with a pause-and-wait mechanism that notifies the human and resumes when a decision is received.
6 min•By Priygop Team•Updated 2026
Approval Gate Placement Rules
- Place before irreversible actions: approval always comes before issue_refund, send_email, delete_record
- Place at financial thresholds: any action above a monetary limit requires approval
- Place at data thresholds: if more than N records are affected, require approval
- Place at first-time actions: the first time an agent takes a new type of action in a new context
- Never place after the action: approval before execution, not after (too late to stop)
Key Takeaways
- Human approval gates are defined in the workflow design and implemented with a pause-and-wait mechanism that notifies the human and resumes when a decision is received.
- Place before irreversible actions: approval always comes before issue_refund, send_email, delete_record
- Place at financial thresholds: any action above a monetary limit requires approval
- Place at data thresholds: if more than N records are affected, require approval