What is human-in-the-loop for AI agents?

Human-in-the-loop means a person reviews or approves an agent's action before it takes effect, typically for high-risk or irreversible steps.

Open source + Enterprise

How AgentOven does it

Add a human gate step to any recipe and the run pauses until someone approves or rejects it through the API or dashboard. The enterprise edition also requires approval to promote an agent version to a new environment.

Human gatesPromotion approvals
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