HumanLayer
API + SDK for adding human-in-the-loop approvals, feedback, and outreach to AI agents across Slack, Email, and more.
At a Glance
About HumanLayer
HumanLayer is an API and developer SDK for building human-in-the-loop workflows into AI agents. It lets you require human approval before sensitive tool calls, contact humans as a tool for answers or feedback, and route messages across Slack, Email, Discord (coming), and other channels. The platform sits at the tool-calling layer, so you can bring your own LLM and orchestration framework (LangChain, CrewAI, ControlFlow, Vercel AI SDK, Mastra, etc.).
Key capabilities include approval decorators, granular routing to teams or individuals, escalations and timeouts, state management, learning/auto-approvals based on prior decisions, and webhooks for agent/response events. A CLI and React Embed are available for quick integration. Premium/Enterprise plans add channels like Microsoft Teams, SMS, RCS, longer retention, and deployment options (private VPC/on-prem) with RBAC/SSO.
Useful for teams shipping production agents that need reliability and oversight (e.g., sending emails, posting to CRMs, editing data, initiating payments). The core SDKs are open and the company publishes guidance like 12-Factor Agents for building dependable agent systems.
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Pricing
Starter
Get started with HumanLayer at no cost with Free forever and 1000 operations/month included.
- Free forever
- 1000 operations/month included
- Pay-as-you-go: $20 per +2000 operations
- Slack and Email channels
- Up to 10 active users
Premium
Premium plan with Remove HumanLayer branding (BYO app/keys) and Higher operation caps.
- Remove HumanLayer branding (BYO app/keys)
- Higher operation caps
- Advanced approvals with escalations/timeouts
- Learning & auto-approvals
- Additional channels: Microsoft Teams, SMS, RCS
- Priority support
- 180-day retention on feedback datasets export
Enterprise
Enterprise-grade solution with Private VPC or on-prem deployment and RBAC and SSO and dedicated support.
- Private VPC or on-prem deployment
- RBAC and SSO
- Volume discounts
- Custom notification channels
- Advisory for custom agents (sales, marketing, hiring, etc.)
Capabilities
Key Features
- Require human approval for selected tool calls
- Human-as-Tool: ask humans for info, advice, or feedback
- Omnichannel messaging: Slack, Email; Discord (coming)
- Granular routing to users/teams with permissions
- Escalations and timeouts (Promise.race / Promise.all semantics)
- Learning & auto-approvals based on prior decisions
- State management across agent interactions
- Agent and response webhooks
- React Embed component
- CLI for contacting humans and managing config
- Framework guides: LangChain, CrewAI, ControlFlow, Vercel AI SDK, Mastra
- Enterprise deployment to private VPC/on-prem with RBAC/SSO
Integrations
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