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Approval Queue API

InterfaceHuman OversightExperience & Human Oversightarc:ApprovalQueueAPI

A service interface exposing endpoints to list an approver's pending requests prioritized by risk and time remaining, retrieve request context, and submit approve/reject decisions with reasons.

Responsibility. Provides programmatic and UI access to pending approvals and decisions.

Also known as: /approvals/decide endpoint, Approval API

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

is exposed by structural

Approval Gateway Ch9.2

is invoked by dependency

Design guidance

SHOULD sort the queue by criticality and approaching timeout.
MUST require a rejection reason, ideally categorized, for audit and policy improvement.

Classification

Technologies: FastAPI

Sources

Ch9.2: T. Nguyen, "Action Constraints and Permission Models," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 9.2. ISBN: 9798244538229.