HITL Evaluator Skill

Purpose

Evaluate whether a task or action requires Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) approval before proceeding. Route approved/rejected items to the correct vault folders.

When This Skill Is Used

When the orchestrator encounters a file with approval_required: true in its frontmatter, or when a Plan.md has requires_approval: true.

Input

• •Metadata file or Plan.md with approval_required: true
• •Company_Handbook.md for approval thresholds and rules

Processing Steps

1. •Read the item requiring approval
2. •Determine the approval category:
   • •financial — involves money, payments, purchases
   • •communication — external emails, messages, posts
   • •data — modifying or deleting records
   • •operational — scheduling, process changes
3. •Check Company_Handbook.md for auto-approve rules
4. •If auto-approvable, move to Approved/ with reason
5. •If requires human review, move to Pending_Approval/ and notify
6. •Log the decision in the metadata frontmatter

Output Format

Update frontmatter:

approval_status: <pending|approved|rejected>
approval_category: <financial|communication|data|operational>
approval_reason: <why approval is needed or was auto-granted>
evaluated_at: <ISO timestamp>

Special Rules

• •NEVER auto-approve financial actions over $100
• •NEVER auto-approve external communications to clients
• •Low-priority newsletters/notifications can be auto-approved
• •Log all approval decisions for audit trail
• •If rejected, move file to Rejected/ with rejection reason