hitl_confirmation.py
"""
Confirm a Destructive Tool in Slack
===================================
Look up a subscription, then pause the persisted run with Approve and Deny
actions before an irreversible cancellation tool executes.
Prerequisites: SLACK_TOKEN, SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET, OPENAI_API_KEY
Run: .venvs/demo/bin/python cookbook/05_agent_os/17_slack/hitl_confirmation.py
Try in Slack: Ask "Cancel C-42 because pricing no longer fits."
Slack scopes: app_mentions:read, assistant:write, chat:write, im:history
"""
from dataclasses import dataclass
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.os.interfaces.slack import Slack
from agno.tools import tool
@dataclass
class Subscription:
customer_id: str
plan: str
monthly_rate: float
status: str
subscriptions = {
"C-42": Subscription("C-42", "Team", 399.0, "active"),
"C-77": Subscription("C-77", "Enterprise", 2499.0, "active"),
}
@tool
def lookup_subscription(customer_id: str) -> str:
"""Return a customer's current subscription."""
subscription = subscriptions.get(customer_id)
if subscription is None:
return f"No subscription found for {customer_id}."
return (
f"{subscription.customer_id}: plan={subscription.plan}, "
f"rate=${subscription.monthly_rate}/month, status={subscription.status}"
)
@tool(requires_confirmation=True)
def cancel_subscription(customer_id: str, reason: str) -> str:
"""Cancel a subscription after the operator approves the tool call."""
subscription = subscriptions.get(customer_id)
if subscription is None:
return f"No subscription found for {customer_id}."
subscription.status = "cancelled"
return f"Cancelled {customer_id}. Reason: {reason}"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Confirmation Slack AgentOS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
db = SqliteDb(
id="slack-hitl-confirmation-db",
db_file="tmp/slack_hitl_confirmation.db",
)
billing_agent = Agent(
id="slack-billing-ops-agent",
name="Slack Billing Operations",
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.5"),
db=db,
tools=[lookup_subscription, cancel_subscription],
instructions=[
"Look up the subscription before trying to cancel it.",
"Summarize the plan and price, then call cancel_subscription.",
"Do not ask for confirmation in chat; the tool requirement creates the Slack card.",
],
markdown=True,
)
agent_os = AgentOS(
id="slack-hitl-confirmation-os",
description="AgentOS rendering a confirmation pause in Slack.",
db=db,
agents=[billing_agent],
interfaces=[Slack(agent=billing_agent)],
)
app = agent_os.get_app()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Confirmation Slack AgentOS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
agent_os.serve(app=app)
Run the Example
1
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate
2
Install dependencies
uv pip install -U "agno[os,slack]" openai
3
Export environment variables
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
export SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET="your_slack_signing_secret_here"
export SLACK_TOKEN="your_slack_token_here"
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
$Env:SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET="your_slack_signing_secret_here"
$Env:SLACK_TOKEN="your_slack_token_here"
4
Run the example
Save the code above as
hitl_confirmation.py, then run:python hitl_confirmation.py