Move Approval Before the Irreversible Action
Explain why sensitive tool approvals should pause before execution and resume the run after a decision.
Compare the old and improved flow for a vendor-bank-change agent. Before: review happens after the external commitment. After: the run pauses before the irreversible tool call. The draft remains reversible until approval, which keeps automation useful without letting the agent make the external commitment alone. The approval packet includes tool arguments and observed evidence, so the human decision is about one specific call rather than the whole conversation. A rejection returns a decision to the run, letting the agent re-plan or ask for missing evidence instead of failing silently. Gate the tool that changes the world, not the harmless prep…
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