Glossary

Human-in-the-loop

Human-in-the-loop means a person must approve or correct certain steps before they take effect — especially outbound messages, payments, deletions, or policy exceptions. It is not a failure of automation; it is how you keep agents safe where mistakes are costly.

Why it matters to your operation

The dullest reliable pattern beats unsupervised send on day one.

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