Human checkpoints and recovery

Approval checkpoints

The Agent pauses after topic and outline work so directional decisions remain human. Approval allows the next stage; it does not certify correctness.

Before approving, check the goal, scope, language, key concepts, section relationships, and required sources.

Edit and continue

Edit the topic or outline while paused, then confirm. If you change an outline after drafting, identify sections that must be rewritten so old and new structures do not mix.

Pause and resume

Long-running tasks can resume after leaving the page. On return, inspect the latest state before triggering another action.

Handle revision

Treat automated review as advice. If feedback conflicts with the research goal, edit the requirement or section rather than repeating generation indefinitely.

Stop the automatic loop when revision no longer improves the draft, reviews conflict, new experiments are required, or expert judgment is needed.