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RECIPE BENCH / 16NO COMPANY DATAREVIEW 2026.07
REVIEWED / JULY 22, 2026

Contain the flow

Add stop conditions before connecting multiple AI steps

Define when the workflow pauses, rejects an input, or returns control to a person.

TARGET STRUCTURE

What this guide should leave behind

The automation has explicit stops for missing sources, sensitive data, uncertainty, unusual requests, and failed checks.

SEQUENCE / 04

Work the boundary in this order

  1. 01

    Draw the smallest sequence from trigger to draft to review to final action.

  2. 02

    At each handoff, name the expected input and a validation that can fail closed.

  3. 03

    Stop on missing authority, prohibited data, unsupported claims, malformed output, or unusual consequence.

  4. 04

    Test the stops with fictional edge cases before connecting a live system.

VISIBLE CHECKS

Foundations worth seeing

  • Every step has an owner.
  • Each handoff is validated.
  • High-impact actions require approval.
  • A safe manual fallback exists.