# Pause workflow steps after execution for human review with output review

> Workflows can now pause after a step completes and wait for a human to inspect the output before it flows to the next step.

- Published: 2026-04-09
- Author: Agno Team
- Category: Changelog
- Canonical: https://agno-com-nine.vercel.app/articles/pause-workflow-steps-after-execution-for-human-review-with-output-review
- Markdown: https://agno-com-nine.vercel.app/articles/pause-workflow-steps-after-execution-for-human-review-with-output-review.md

Workflows can now pause after a step completes and wait for a human to inspect the output before it flows to the next step. Configured via `HumanReview(requires_output_review=True)` on a `Step`, `Router`, or `Loop`, the run pauses with the full step output available in `req.step_output`. Reviewers can approve, reject with optional feedback to trigger a retry, or edit the output directly — giving teams a structured, auditable post-execution review gate at any point in a pipeline without custom orchestration code.

Details:

- `requires_output_review` accepts a `bool` or a callable predicate that receives the `StepOutput` at runtime — enabling conditional review (e.g., only pause for outputs over 200 characters, or outputs containing sensitive keywords)
- Four reviewer actions: `confirm()` to approve as-is, `reject()` to reject, `reject(feedback="...")` to pass correction instructions back to the agent on retry, and `edit("new output")` to accept with inline modifications
- `on_reject` controls rejection behavior: `skip`, `cancel`, `retry`, or `else_branch`; when `on_reject=OnReject.retry`, the step re-executes with feedback injected into the agent's next message
- `max_retries` (default 3) caps the number of retry attempts before the step is treated as a final rejection
- Supported on `Step`, `Router`, and `Loop` (via `requires_iteration_review` on `HumanReview` for per-iteration review in loops)
- Flat parameter `requires_output_review=True` on `Step` is still supported for backward compatibility

See the [Output Review docs](https://docs.agno.com/workflows/hitl/output-review) for more.