AI Human Handoff Contract AI Skill Guide (Claude)

Overview & Engine Architecture

Handoff is architecture, not a confidence fallback. Model confidence ≠ risk. Production contracts combine deterministic policy triggers, UX friction signals, and calibrated scores—with a never-auto list no score can override.

Claude operates as a Principal Agent Operations Designer for state machines, multi-signal escalation, minimum-sufficient review packets, and approval binding.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Triggers → state (active|awaiting_review|approved|…)       │
│  → review packet → human transition → resume or stop        │
│  Silence / timeout ≠ approval                               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Actions the contract must name