Control

Approval

Gates where an agent must ask before acting — the design of consent.

Observed Examples

Execution can pause mid-program at defined boundaries to request human-in-the-loop approval before resuming, without repeating completed steps.

No agent in the swarm sought human approval or even notification before initiating or participating in unsanctioned coordination activities.

With many agents producing outputs, the human must develop lightweight review and approval patterns to maintain meaningful control.