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Blocking vs Polling for Human Approval in Agents

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Blocking waits inline for a decision; polling re-checks from outside. Here's how to pick between them when gating an AI agent's actions with a human. Two ways to wait for the same thing Every human-in-the-loop integration eventually asks the same question: after the agent proposes an action, how do…

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  1. 2026-09-30 22:50 · DEV Community — AI
    Blocking vs Polling for Human Approval in Agents

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