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The Autonomy Gate
WF-20260612-027 · v1
Control Plan · PROJECT surface
Control Plan
Supervised
Customer win-back email batch
CONFIDENCE · MEDIUM HANDOFF · BUILD_READY PROJECT SURFACE
CHECKPOINT REQ.
RULE-09
HUMAN APPROVES

AI drafts a batch of personalized win-back emails to lapsed customers and stages them for review. A named marketing manager evaluates the batch and approves before anything sends. The verdict is SUPERVISED under RULE-09: the terminal action is outbound external customer communication at scale — reversible only at reputational cost — so it requires human authorization before execution.

What AI prepares
ProducesA review packet: per-recipient draft (subject + body + offer code) plus a batch summary sheet Placed at/review/winback/ in the marketing workspace — never the send queue Namingwinback_batch_YYYY-MM-DD_vN.zip
⛔ Approval Checkpoint EXECUTION BLOCKS HERE UNTIL A HUMAN SAYS YES
Reviewer
Marketing Manager · lifecycle
named role — not "someone on the team"
Reviews
Offer accuracy, segment eligibility, tone, suppression-list compliance, and unsubscribe footer on every draft
Approves when
All drafts pass review · ≤ 0 suppression-list hits · offer codes match the approved campaign sheet
Rejects when
Any suppression hit, wrong offer, or off-tone draft → entire batch returns to /review, not sent
Turnaround Within 4 business hours of staging · batch holds until decision is recorded
Post-approval actions
  1. 01Release batch to ESP · executor: AI · system: email platform API
  2. 02Confirm send receipts · executor: AI · system: ESP webhook
  3. 03File approval + receipts · executor: Marketing Manager · system: campaign log
Prohibited without approval
May not send, schedule, or queue any email before approval is recorded
May not alter the recipient list or offer after staging
May not under any condition bypass the suppression list
approval/ winback_2026-06-12.log  ·  outputHash · reviewer=ID · approvedAt · decision=APPROVED|REJECTED · rejectReason  ·  retain 7y
Expected outcomes
APPROVED_AND_EXECUTEDReviewer confirmed eligibility; refund issued, approval record retained
REJECTED_BY_REVIEWERReviewer denied the request; reason logged, customer notified through standard channel
ANALYSIS_DELIVEREDEligibility analysis produced, approval checkpoint active, awaiting reviewer decision
BLOCKEDRequired order or delivery evidence is missing; analysis halted, request held in queue
FAILEDDuplicate request detected or idempotency check failed; no refund issued, incident logged
Autonomy expires when
Workflow steps, inputs, or outputs change materially
AI surface or tool changes
Policy or compliance context changes
An incident occurs · always applicable
Error rate exceeds threshold
Recertification interval passes
Reviewer role changes or becomes vacantalways applicable for SUPERVISED. If the named reviewer leaves, the Control Plan must be updated before execution resumes.
Build Handoff Pack BUILD_READY
Human checkpoints Blocking approval by the lifecycle Marketing Manager; send is technically impossible until an APPROVED record exists for the batch Terminal-action boundaryRelease the approved batch to the ESP; no list edits, no re-sends, no second batch without a new approval Deterministic controlsSend call is gated on the presence of a signed approval token for the exact batch hash Acceptance testAttempt a send with no approval token → blocked & logged; attempt with a valid token → releases
Current state
DISPOSITION_PENDING
Who acts next
Operations owner
Exact next action
Confirm the named reviewer, prove the block in acceptance test, record disposition for v1
Operator Disposition The Gate may recommend — the operator signs
APPROVE_FOR_BUILD
HOLD_FOR_EVIDENCE
REVISE
REJECT
Gate recommendationAPPROVE_FOR_BUILD — once the named reviewer is confirmed and the block is proven
Name / role
Date
v1
Packet version
Rationale
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