How It Works: Customer Support Triage

Understanding the mechanics of agentic workflows and human-in-the-loop systems

Workflow Overview

Total Steps
5
Automated
4
Human Review
1
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Why Agents Act Autonomously

  • Agents execute predefined responsibilities without making decisions outside their scope.
  • Each agent has specific tasks defined in their workflow steps, ensuring predictable behavior.
  • Agents follow programmed logic to complete routine, well-defined operations quickly.
  • In this scenario, 4 of 5 steps (80%) are automated, handling repetitive tasks efficiently.
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When Humans Are Required

  • Human intervention is triggered when confidence drops below safety thresholds (typically 60%).
  • Critical decisions requiring judgment, ethics, or strategic thinking always require human review.
  • Edge cases that fall outside agent training data pause the workflow for human assessment.
  • This scenario has 1 designated human review point to ensure quality and safety.
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How Confidence System Works

  • Workflows start with an initial confidence score of 75%, representing system certainty.
  • Successful automated steps typically increase confidence (e.g., +5% for validation).
  • Complex operations or detected anomalies decrease confidence (e.g., -10% for edge cases).
  • When confidence drops below 60%, the system pauses for human review to restore certainty.
  • Human decisions can adjust confidence based on their assessment (+5% approve, +10% correct).
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Safety Mechanisms Built-In

  • Mandatory pause points prevent runaway automation and ensure human oversight.
  • Confidence thresholds act as circuit breakers, stopping workflows that become uncertain.
  • Decision history tracking creates audit trails for compliance and learning.
  • Error handling stops workflows gracefully rather than proceeding with bad data.
  • Workflow validation ensures all steps have assigned agents and valid configurations.

Human Review Points in This Scenario

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Escalation Review

Human review for high-priority escalations

Confidence Impact: +25%

What You'll Learn

  • Intelligent task routing
  • Escalation patterns
  • SLA safety via human oversight