Human Review Gate
Version 1.1 · Kramaniti Kosh
Intended outcome
An explicit approval decision with evidence and a next owner.
Before you begin
- The proposed action or final wording
- Evidence, assumptions and unresolved questions
- An authorised decision owner
How to use
- Place this gate before a consequential action, such as publication or a system change.
- Present the exact proposed action and evidence to the named approver. A draft recommendation is not approval.
- Record the approver’s actual decision and any conditions. Proceed only within what was explicitly approved.
Working template
Decision prompt
What exactly needs approval, revision, or rejection?
Why review is required
Describe the customer, claim, commitment, financial, legal, system, or reputational consequence.
Evidence needed
- Sources or inputs reviewed
- Assumptions and unknowns
- Options and trade-offs
- Recommended action
Decision
- Approve
- Approve with changes
- Return for revision
- Reject
Record
Decision owner:
Decision date:
Reasoning:
Next owner and next action:
Demonstration
This is an illustrative scenario, not a client case study or a measured result. Do not reuse its details as facts about your work.
A draft announcement is ready for editorial review but contains an unsupported result claim.
Sample inputs
Demonstration inputs only: final draft supplied; the result claim has no source; publication is waiting for editorial approval.
Example output
Decision prompt
Approve, revise or reject the supplied announcement for publication.
Evidence needed
Final wording, support for the result claim and publication permission.
Recommended next step
[Recommendation] Return for revision because the result claim is unsupported. This recommendation is not the approver’s decision.
Decision record
Decision: pending. Owner: [Name the approver]. Date: [Complete after review]. Conditions: [Record the approver’s exact conditions].
Next state
Hold publication until the authorised owner records approval of the final wording.
Quality check
The exact action is visible; recommendations and approvals are distinct; the decision record is completed by the authorised owner.
Limits and human review
The template records a decision. It does not establish a person’s authority or replace approval required by the organisation. Keep consequential actions with the named human owner.
Edition notes
Version 1.1 adds setup guidance, an illustrative example and a review checklist. Provider-neutral Markdown instructions; no installation or platform compatibility is implied. Runtime behaviour has not been verified across AI providers. Reuse terms have not yet been published.