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AGENT-TOOL-DESIGN5 MIN READ

Approval Gate Reference Deck

Recall approval gate patterns for tool calls with different consequence levels.

Prompt quality Generic approval or consequence approval? Approval belongs to the consequence, not to the existence of the tool call. Objection Approvals slow the agent down. A team wants automatic writes. Your line Then gate only the first consequential write. Keep lookups and drafts fast. Removing all approvals because some approvals are noisy confuses bad placement with bad principle. It preserves speed for low-risk work while keeping control where the world changes. Recall What five fields should a write approval show? Tool name, before value, after value, evidence source, and accountable owner. Add risk flags or policy warnings when the…

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