The outcome
Prevent a model from autonomously performing irreversible or sensitive actions in production.
Step by step
A workflow you can repeat.
- 01
Classify each tool as read-only, reversible, sensitive, or irreversible and define allowed approve, edit, and reject decisions.
- 02
Configure human-in-the-loop middleware for consequential tools and use a persistent production checkpointer with isolated thread IDs.
- 03
Present reviewers with the exact tool, arguments, affected resource, model rationale, and policy context without exposing secrets.
- 04
Test approval, edited arguments, rejection, expiration, duplicate resume, process restart, and unauthorized reviewer paths.
- 05
Trace decisions, tool results, latency, errors, and cost with retention controls, then alert on bypasses and repeated failures.
Working standard
What good use looks like.
- Gate effects, not just prompts.
- Use durable state for pauses.
- Make reviewer identity auditable.
Official references