Approval gates for deploy, delete, publish, and bill actions
3 Jul 2026 · 6 min read
Irreversible or customer-visible actions need approval gates with evidence and resumable execution.
Some actions should never be fully autonomous without a prior policy decision or human approval.
AstraRunner treats this as an execution-platform concern: the run needs durable state, traceable decisions, cost visibility, and enough structure for teams to review what happened after the agent finishes.
Patterns that work
- Gate deploys after validation evidence is ready.
- Gate destructive deletes with target previews.
- Gate publish and email actions with final content review.
- Gate billing actions with amount and customer context.
Implementation checklist
- Show exact side effect.
- Require typed approval reason.
- Store approval before execution.
- Verify outcome after execution.
Watch outs
- A vague approval request is not informed consent.
- Approving a plan is not the same as approving final execution.
- Agents should not edit the target after approval without re-review.
Related reading
How this fits the Astra stack
AstraRunner owns the operational path for agent work: orchestration, scheduling, approval gates, traces, costs, and role-agent handoffs. AstraMemory owns durable context and retrieval. AstraGenie turns those capabilities into product workflows for teams that want automation without rebuilding the platform layer.