{
 "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-on-the-loop",
 "slug": "human-on-the-loop",
 "prefLabel": "Human-on-the-loop",
 "altLabel": [
  "HOTL",
  "Supervisory control"
 ],
 "hiddenLabel": [],
 "definition": "A setup where an agent acts on its own while a person watches and can step in or stop it.",
 "scopeNote": "The person owns the outcome and is responsible for it being done correctly; the agent owns the steps, and the person watches, checks the completed work and can step in or stop it.",
 "tier": "core",
 "group": "Autonomy and identity",
 "broader": [
  "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-oversight"
 ],
 "narrower": [],
 "related": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/software-factory",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-in-the-loop",
   "type": "pair"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-out-of-the-loop",
   "type": "pair"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/kill-switch",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-brain-fry",
   "type": "related"
  }
 ],
 "links": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/agent",
   "label": "watches and can stop",
   "direction": "out"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/agent-manager",
   "label": "works as the",
   "direction": "in"
  }
 ],
 "modified": "2026-10-21",
 "markdown": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-on-the-loop.md",
 "inScheme": {
  "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon",
  "version": "1.0",
  "currentAsOf": "2026-10-21"
 }
}