Human-in-the-loop
A design in which a human reviews, approves, or corrects an automated system's output at defined decision points before consequential actions proceed.
In more detail
Human-in-the-loop keeps a person at the points in an automated process where judgment or accountability is required. The automation does the heavy lifting up to a decision point, then a human approves, edits, or rejects before the consequential action executes. It is the practical middle ground between doing everything by hand and letting a system act unsupervised.
The design matters most for actions that are irreversible or high-stakes: sending an external message, moving money, changing access, or altering a record of truth. For these, the cost of a wrong autonomous action outweighs the friction of a quick human approval, and the approval also creates accountability.
Where this shows up at Ceven
Human-approval gates are a first-class part of Ceven. When you describe a workflow, the consequential steps can be set to pause for a person to approve before they run, so automation handles the volume while a human stays accountable for the actions that matter. Every approval and action is recorded in the audit trail.