Definitely a problem that everyone needs to solve.
I wonder if you can achieve this workflow by just using prompt and the new Model Context Protocol connected to email / slack.
Launch HN: Human Layer (YC F24) – Human-in-the-Loop API for AI Systems
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#42How does it compare with the built-in human-in-the-loop feature from langgraph? Or CrewAI allows humaninput as well right?
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#43Congrats on the launch, this is an interesting concept. It's somewhat akin to developers approving LLM generated code changes and pull requests. I feel much more comfortable with senior developers approving AI changes to our codebase, then letting loose an autonomous agent with no human oversight.
super relevant - yeah I think it was someone at anthropic who framed this as "cursor tab autocomplete, but for arbitrary API calls" - basically for everything else other than code
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#44How does it compare with the built-in human-in-the-loop feature from langgraph? Or CrewAI allows humaninput as well right?
great question - yeah i was actually heavily inspired by people trying to figure that stuff out on reddit back in july, and realizing that mapping that human input across slack, email, sms was never going to be a core focus for those agent frameworks
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#45This seems generic enough that it could almost be applied to any use case. Have you considered catpcha as a use case?
If you're talking about CAPTCHA solving as a service, that already exists, and the cost is measured in mere dollars per thousand CAPTCHAs solved.
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#46congrats on the launch dex! this is a problem that i've already seen come up a dozen times and many companies are building it internally in a variety of different ways. easier to buy vs. build for something like this imo, glad its being built!
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#47We must do whatever we can to stay above the API:
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#48Is that possible to connect it to an existing website chat widget apps like tawk?
Also, caught a few typos on the website: https://triplechecker.com/s/992809/humanlayer.dev
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#49Congrats on the launch! Human in the loop is an underserved market for AI toolchains. I've usually had to build custom tools for this which is a PITA.
Make.com has a human in the loop feature in closed beta. https://www.make.com/en/help/app/human-in-the-loop
There's also https://www.gotohuman.com/ that uses review forms.
Looking forward to playing with HumanLayer. The slack integration looks a lot more useful for my workflows than other tools I've tried.
In the demo video and example, you show faked LinkIn messages integration. Do you have any recommendations for tools that can actually integrate with live LinkedIn messages?
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#50So many uses for this. Excited to see how it develops.
thanks! What's your favorite potential use case.
I work in operations/finance. I've experimented with integrating LLMs into my workflow. I would not feel comfortable 'handing the wheel' to an LLM to make actions autonomously. Something like this to be able to approve actions in batches, or approve anything external facing would be useful.