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# [An AI agent that asks before it pays: human approval for tool calls in Kotlin](https://deeptelar.hashnode.dev/an-ai-agent-that-asks-before-it-pays-human-approval-for-tool-calls-in-kotlin?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Build a Kotlin AI agent that pauses before a tool call and waits for a person to approve it. The pause survives a restart, and the tests need no model

Oct 13 · 9 min read · deeptelar.hashnode.dev  
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[Manuel Alejandro Hermoso](https://hashnode.com/@hermosotech)

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Kotlin developer. I build Telar, an open-source Kotlin Multiplatform library for AI agent workflows as typed graphs.

Kotlin developer. I build Telar, an open-source Kotlin Multiplatform library for AI agent workflows as typed graphs. I write about agents you can control and test.

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