Escalate agent uncertainty with SBAR
Use SBAR to escalate an agent run with enough context for a fast human decision.
Escalation The compliance agent found a possible launch blocker in a contract. Legal has 20 minutes and needs a decision-ready handoff, not a trace dump. SBAR keeps urgency and context together so humans can decide quickly without rereading the entire run. SBAR handoff Situation -> Background -> Assessment -> Recommendation The agent prepares the handoff in four predictable fields. The human owns the decision. Trace dump Lots of evidence, little decision support. The escalation is short enough to act on and complete enough to trust. Escalation is a product surface. Design it as carefully as the agent's happy path. S…
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