> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.duvo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Human in the Loop

Human in the Loop lets your agents pause and ask for your input before proceeding with decisions that need a human eye. It is automatically available for every agent — no setup or configuration required.

## Setup

<Check>No setup required. Human in the Loop is a built-in connection that is automatically available for every agent.</Check>

## Capabilities

* **Request approval before acting** — The agent pauses and presents you with a title and description of the proposed action so you can approve or reject before it proceeds.
* **Gate sensitive communications** — Review outgoing emails, messages, or other external-facing actions before they are sent.
* **Enforce AOP checkpoints** — Add approval steps to your AOP so the agent always pauses at the points you choose, rather than deciding on its own when to ask.

## Key Benefits

* **Stay in control** — Maintain oversight over critical decisions without slowing down routine automation.
* **Reduce risk** — Ensure important actions are reviewed before execution, preventing costly mistakes.
* **Flexible oversight** — Add approval steps in your AOP wherever you want human involvement and let automation run freely everywhere else.
* **Built-in governance** — Create natural approval workflows and audit trails for sensitive operations.

## How It Works

When your agent reaches a Human in the Loop checkpoint, it pauses and presents you with the relevant information and a request for approval or input.

**During live runs**: The prompt appears directly in the run window's session log. The agent stops and waits for you to review the information and tell it how to proceed through the run-time prompt.

**For scheduled runs**: Pending approvals appear in [Requests](/user-guide/assignment-features/requests), where you can review and respond to all of them in one place.