Should the Agent Send the Message or Stop Short?
Walk through the approval and escalation logic for an agent preparing a sensitive outbound action.
Send boundary The agent has drafted a manager email summarizing an employee complaint and proposing next steps. Once sent, the draft becomes part of a formal human process, not just a note. Risk-proportional control Prepare, inspect, then decide whether autonomy still fits The workflow should stop when the draft crosses from internal prep into policy, privacy, or formal commitment territory. Shortcut If the draft sounds neutral, just send it The agent accelerates preparation without silently taking policy ownership. Outbound communication can be the business decision, not just a delivery step. Risk scan Node 1 The draft includes complaint details, timeline…
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