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name: 'SAM: Human Escalation Criteria'
description: Define explicit triggers for escalating to human at each stage (not just Discovery). When should agents block and ask vs attempt repair vs fail?
metadata:
topic: sam-human-escalation-criteria
source: Gap analysis of SAM framework
added: '2026-02-01'
priority: P1
type: Feature
status: open
---
**Suggested location**: [`stateless-software-engineering-framework.md`](https://github.com/bitflight-devops/stateless-agent-methodology/blob/main/stateless-software-engineering-framework.md) (each Agent Specification section)
**Research first**: How do GSD deviation rules work? How does BMAD-METHOD handle human checkpoints? What escalation patterns exist in agent frameworks?
