One person is responsible.
The agent does not replace the business owner or approver.
Pilot responsibilitiesChoose the action that carries the consequence.
The shared control boundary stays the same. The business approval, stop conditions, and acceptance cases change with the action.
Workflow comparison
Four public configurations.
These pages describe business behavior and buying fit. Internal implementation remains private.
| Workflow | Business authority | Stops when | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deployments | Responsible release approval | Approval or production target changes | Open workflow |
| Payments | Responsible payment release | Amount, recipient, or approval changes | Open workflow |
| Data exports | Responsible data-movement approval | Data, destination, or purpose changes | Open workflow |
| Customer communications | Responsible send approval | Audience, message, or sender changes | Open workflow |
How to choose
Start where a wrong action is easiest to define.
The best pilot action has a clear owner, visible consequence, current approval, and acceptance cases both sides can verify.
The action changes something real.
Production, money, information, or an external communication is affected.
System boundaryAllowed and blocked cases are observable.
Acceptance does not depend on a subjective impression or an undocumented promise.
Evidence boundary