Glossary
Approval by exception
A policy model where most actions proceed automatically and only exceptions — high amounts, sensitive scopes, risky agents — are routed to a human. It keeps agents fast while still guarding what matters.
Related terms
- Human-in-the-loop (HITL)
A control pattern where a person must approve or reject a system's action before it takes effect. For AI agents, it mean…
- Escalation
Routing an approval request to a higher authority or a wider reviewer pool when it isn't handled in time or exceeds a ri…
- Fail-closed
A safety default where any unknown, missing, or malformed input resolves to the restrictive outcome. In an approval gate…