Require human approval before AI sends sensitive actions

This pauses your AI assistant before risky actions like sending contracts, so a person approves first.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. A person has to approve before it continues.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

flowchart TD trig(("ask assistant to take action")):::human s0["ai drafts planned action"]:::task s1["pause and display plan"]:::task s2["action executes"]:::svc trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 hg(("person approves the action")):::human s1 --> hg hg -->|"approved"| s2 hg -. "sent back" .-> s1 out[/"risky action blocked until approved"/]:::out pay{{"keep control over ai actions"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
A stepAn outside serviceA personResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsAI Chatbots & Assistants
Connects
OpenRouter

The problem it solves

AI assistants that can act on their own are useful right up until one sends the wrong email or the wrong contract to a customer. You want the speed of automation without giving up control over the moves that actually matter.

Who it fits

A business using an AI assistant that can take real actions like sending documents or emails.

How it works

  1. You ask the AI assistant to complete a task, like sending a contract
  2. Before acting, the assistant pauses and shows you exactly what it plans to do
  3. You approve or decline the action
  4. The assistant only proceeds once you've given the go-ahead
What you get

Risky actions you get to approve first

Before your AI assistant sends anything sensitive, like a contract, it shows you exactly what it plans to do and waits for your go-ahead.

What you get

A clear approval checkpoint that stops risky AI actions from happening without sign-off.

What you need

An AI API key, such as OpenRouter, and a chat interface for the assistant.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

Related automations

Manage your servers and app deployments through an AI chat

Chat with an AI assistant to check, start, stop, or deploy your servers and applications without opening a dashboard.

Standard

AI assistant that browses the web and completes tasks for you

Lets you chat with an AI assistant that browses websites and takes real actions on them for you.

Advanced

Keep private data and unsafe content out of your AI chatbot

Every chat message is automatically scrubbed of personal details and checked for harmful content before the AI responds.

Standard

Ask a chatbot for real-time answers about your inventory

Lets anyone ask plain-language questions about stock and pricing and get instant answers from your database.

Standard
Back to the AI Playbook