How It Works: Document Intake & Review
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 70%, 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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Human Review
Human verification for quality assurance
Confidence Impact: +20%
What You'll Learn
- ✓Confidence thresholds in action
- ✓Human verification triggers
- ✓Feedback loop mechanics