Glossary
Autonomy level
How much an agent may do alone, A0 to A5; recorded on every proof record.
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Human-in-the-loop approval
Human-in-the-loop approval means a named person decides before a consequential change is made, with enough context to say no. In elan1 Govern, the autonomy check on the Right Path decides when a person must approve; the approver is never the asker, and the decision is recorded in the proof record.
In one sentence: A named person decides before a consequential change is made, with enough context to say no.
01In more detail
What it means in practice
An approval counts only when the approver can understand what will change and can refuse it. In elan1 the approver sees the change, the rule that held it and the consequence, and the approver is never the asker.
Not every change needs a person. Routine changes inside limits can run alone at the autonomy level your declaration sets; changes above a risk threshold wait for a named approver, and if nobody answers before the hold expires, expiry means refusal.
02Where this shows up in elan1
Rung 6 AUTONOMY of the Right Path, where the autonomy level and your rules decide whether a named approver must say yes.
Defined in the elan1 glossary · Last reviewed 10 Oct 2026. Definitions change only with a dated note.
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