Validation Gates are checkpoints within an agentic processing pipeline that inspect outputs against defined criteria before allowing execution to proceed.
Responsibilities
- Inspection: Validate output against schema, range, completeness, and plausibility.
- Decision: Trigger appropriate response based on the findings:
- Retry: Attempt the step again if transient failure is detected.
- Fallback: Route to an alternative method.
- Escalate: Surface to human review or higher-level monitoring.
Types of Checks
- Pre-Execution: Ensure inputs are valid, authorized, and within range before the action begins.
- Post-Execution: Verify the output satisfies business rules and semantic constraints after the action.
- Runtime Monitoring: Continuous assessment of cost, scope, and anomalies during execution.