Human-in-the-Loop
Pattern
HIL Inquire Text Input
Gather detailed information through AI-driven text input questions. Includes approval workflows and real-time rendering.
IntermediateOct 2025View the full pattern on desktop
Problems solved
- Pause the agent to collect free-text answers mid-loop
- Resume ToolLoopAgent after open-ended user input
- Gather detailed brand or requirements context through questions
- Stop on askTextInput with hasToolCall and process responses
Use cases
- Discovery interviews in chat
- Requirements gathering agents
- Customer onboarding with open-ended prompts
- User research intake workflows
AI SDK APIs
new Agenttool(stepCountIsvalidateUIMessagesuseChatInferAgentUIMessagegenerateObjectToolLoopAgentconvertToModelMessagescreateUIMessageStreamcreateUIMessageStreamResponsegatewaystreamText
Tags
aihuman-in-the-looptext-inputinteractive-questionsapproval-workflowsai-sdkbrand-contextstrategic-questioningtool-approvalstreamingopen-ended-questions
Requirements
- Node.js
- 24+
- Memory
- 512MB
- Other
- OpenAI API key
Environment variables
OPENAI_API_KEYGet key
External services
openaiupstash
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