request_human_approval
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Pause your workflow for explicit human approval before executing a high-stakes action. Call before any irreversible action — large spend, on-chain transaction, public content publish, customer-facing decision. Returns approved/denied + reasoning. Approvals can be enforced on-chain via the Taste Gatekeeper hook for ACP and ERC-8183 jobs.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| actionDescription | string | yes | Describe the action awaiting approval. Include numbers (amounts, recipients, URLs) the human needs to see. |
| stakes | string | yes | What kind of risk the action carries. Reversible: undoable. Irreversible: cannot be undone. Financial: moves value. Public: visible externally. |
| timeoutMinutes | integer | no | Maximum minutes to wait for a human response before returning denied_timeout. Default 30, max 120. |
| context | string | no | Optional context. Use to clarify intent, constraints, audience, or anything that helps the expert evaluate. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"actionDescription": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 20,
"maxLength": 3000,
"description": "Describe the action awaiting approval. Include numbers (amounts, recipients, URLs) the human needs to see."
},
"stakes": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"reversible",
"irreversible",
"financial",
"public"
],
"description": "What kind of risk the action carries. Reversible: undoable. Irreversible: cannot be undone. Financial: moves value. Public: visible externally."
},
"timeoutMinutes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 120,
"description": "Maximum minutes to wait for a human response before returning denied_timeout. Default 30, max 120."
},
"context": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 10,
"maxLength": 2000,
"description": "Optional context. Use to clarify intent, constraints, audience, or anything that helps the expert evaluate."
}
},
"required": [
"actionDescription",
"stakes"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}