Use cases

High-Integrity
Coordination.

consensus.tools is not for "creativity." It is for gatekeeping, approval, and classification where correctness compounds and failure is expensive.

Agentic Workflow Decision Gates

The "brake pedal" for autonomous systems. Ensuring irreversible actions are safe.

Action Approval Gate

High Risk

Should the agent proceed with an irreversible action (send email, push code, execute trade)?

PolicySUPERMAJORITY
Guardagent-action
On BlockPage oncall + block action

Tool Selection Arbitration

Medium Risk

Which tool should be used next? API vs scraper vs human escalation.

PolicyMAJORITY_VOTE
Guardagent-action
On BlockFallback to safe default tool

Plan Selection Consensus

High Risk

Multiple agents propose plans — choose which plan is safest and most efficient.

PolicySUPERMAJORITY
Guardagent-action
On BlockQueue for human review

Risk-Weighted Communication

Arbitrating tone, posture, and risk where agents intersect with humans.

Outbound Email Approval

Medium Risk

Should this email be sent as-is, softened, or withheld?

PolicyMAJORITY_VOTE
Guardsend-email
On BlockHold in draft queue

Legal / Compliance Check

High Risk

Does this wording introduce legal or contractual risk?

PolicyHUMAN_IN_THE_LOOP
Guardpublish
On BlockBlock + escalate to legal

Negotiation Posture Selection

High Risk

Push back, concede, delay, or counter?

PolicySUPERMAJORITY
Guardagent-action
On BlockQueue for human review

Change Management

The biggest sleeper: ensuring system changes don't break backward compatibility.

Config Change Approval

High Risk

Is this infrastructure or configuration change safe to apply now?

PolicySUPERMAJORITY
Guarddeployment
On BlockRevert and notify team

Feature Flag Arbitration

Medium Risk

Should this experimental feature be enabled, disabled, or rolled back?

PolicyMAJORITY_VOTE
Guarddeployment
On BlockHold change pending review

API Version Deprecation

High Risk

Is it the right time to sunset this version based on usage and stability?

PolicyHUMAN_IN_THE_LOOP
Guarddeployment
On BlockBlock + require explicit approval

Escalation & Acceptance

Defining the human handoff line and what becomes "source of truth".

Acceptance Gates

High Risk

Gatekeeping agent output: Accept vs reject, publish vs sandbox.

PolicySUPERMAJORITY
Guardcode-merge
On BlockBlock merge + page reviewer

Escalation Thresholds

Medium Risk

Does this issue warrant immediate human intervention or further automation?

PolicyVETO_BASED
Guardagent-action
On BlockEscalate to senior oncall

Verification & Validation

Low Risk

Unsexy but unstoppable: did the calculation or test pass sufficiently?

PolicyMAJORITY_VOTE
Guardagent-action
On BlockLog warning + continue

The consensus.tools pattern

"Most agent failures come from acting when they shouldn't. consensus.tools provides the control layer for autonomy."

GatekeepingApprovalClassificationVerification