SurfSense/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/hitl.py
Anish Sarkar 0c4fd30cce feat: add unified HITL approval utility for sensitive tool actions
This new module provides a `request_approval()` function that streamlines the process of requesting user approval for sensitive actions, including decision parsing and parameter merging. It enhances the interaction with tools by allowing for user modifications and handling trusted tools seamlessly.
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"""Unified HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) approval utility.
Provides a single ``request_approval()`` function that encapsulates the
interrupt payload creation, decision parsing, and parameter merging logic
shared by every sensitive tool (native connectors and MCP tools alike).
Usage inside a tool::
from app.agents.new_chat.tools.hitl import request_approval
result = request_approval(
action_type="gmail_email_send",
tool_name="send_gmail_email",
params={"to": to, "subject": subject, "body": body},
context=context,
)
if result.rejected:
return {"status": "rejected", "message": "User declined."}
# result.params contains the final (possibly edited) parameters
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Any
from langgraph.types import interrupt
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class HITLResult:
"""Outcome of a human-in-the-loop approval request."""
rejected: bool
decision_type: str
params: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
def _parse_decision(approval: Any) -> tuple[str, dict[str, Any]]:
"""Extract the first valid decision and its edited parameters.
Returns:
(decision_type, edited_params) where *decision_type* is one of
``"approve"``, ``"edit"``, or ``"reject"`` and *edited_params* is
the dict of user-modified arguments (empty when there are none).
Raises:
ValueError: when no usable decision dict can be found.
"""
decisions_raw = approval.get("decisions", []) if isinstance(approval, dict) else []
decisions = decisions_raw if isinstance(decisions_raw, list) else [decisions_raw]
decisions = [d for d in decisions if isinstance(d, dict)]
if not decisions:
raise ValueError("No approval decision received")
decision = decisions[0]
decision_type: str = decision.get("type") or decision.get("decision_type") or "approve"
edited_params: dict[str, Any] = {}
edited_action = decision.get("edited_action")
if isinstance(edited_action, dict):
edited_args = edited_action.get("args")
if isinstance(edited_args, dict):
edited_params = edited_args
elif isinstance(decision.get("args"), dict):
edited_params = decision["args"]
return decision_type, edited_params
def request_approval(
*,
action_type: str,
tool_name: str,
params: dict[str, Any],
context: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
trusted_tools: list[str] | None = None,
) -> HITLResult:
"""Pause the graph for user approval and return the decision.
This is a **synchronous** helper (not ``async``) because
``langgraph.types.interrupt`` is itself synchronous — it raises a
``GraphInterrupt`` exception that the LangGraph runtime catches.
Parameters
----------
action_type:
A label that the frontend uses to select the correct approval card
(e.g. ``"gmail_email_send"``, ``"mcp_tool_call"``).
tool_name:
The registered LangChain tool name (e.g. ``"send_gmail_email"``).
params:
The original tool arguments. These are shown in the approval card
and used as defaults when the user does not edit anything.
context:
Rich metadata from a ``*ToolMetadataService`` (accounts, folders,
labels, etc.). For MCP tools this can hold the server name and
tool description.
trusted_tools:
An allow-list of tool names the user has previously marked as
"Always Allow". If *tool_name* appears in this list, HITL is
skipped and the tool executes immediately.
Returns
-------
HITLResult
``result.rejected`` is ``True`` when the user chose to deny the
action. Otherwise ``result.params`` contains the final parameter
dict — either the originals or the user-edited version merged on
top.
"""
if trusted_tools and tool_name in trusted_tools:
logger.info("Tool '%s' is user-trusted — skipping HITL", tool_name)
return HITLResult(rejected=False, decision_type="trusted", params=dict(params))
approval = interrupt(
{
"type": action_type,
"action": {"tool": tool_name, "params": params},
"context": context or {},
}
)
try:
decision_type, edited_params = _parse_decision(approval)
except ValueError:
logger.warning("No approval decision received for %s", tool_name)
return HITLResult(rejected=False, decision_type="error", params=params)
logger.info("User decision for %s: %s", tool_name, decision_type)
if decision_type == "reject":
return HITLResult(rejected=True, decision_type="reject", params=params)
final_params = {**params, **edited_params} if edited_params else dict(params)
return HITLResult(rejected=False, decision_type=decision_type, params=final_params)