# AI agent approval workflows: handling edits and retries

DevFeed: [AI agent approval workflows: handling edits and retries](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ai-agent-approval-workflows-handling-edits-and-retries-31433.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/ai-agent-approval-policies-airlock>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-09-15T15:02:39Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [execution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/execution.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [retry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retry.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

This guide explains how to add human approval to AI agent tool calls with WorkOS Airlock. It covers binding approval to an exact request, persisting the proposed action, resuming execution after approval, and recovering when a provider response is uncertain.

## Source excerpt

Add human approval to AI agent tool calls. Learn how to review exact requests, resume execution, and handle edits and retries with Airlock.