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316 | 316 | 2. Collect the diff, issue context, repository policy, and relevant test output. |
317 | 317 | 3. Send the scoped task to the selected coding or review agent through its supported API. |
318 | 318 | 4. Run or request deterministic evidence from CI, linters, type checkers, security scanners, and test systems. |
319 | | -5. Use Sim's Guardrails block to report whether defined checks passed or failed. |
320 | | -6. Route the Guardrails result through a downstream Condition, because Guardrails reports status but does not stop a workflow by itself. |
321 | | -7. Pause high-risk changes with Sim's Human in the Loop block and collect an approval or rejection field. |
322 | | -8. Route that response through another downstream Condition before any merge, deployment, or follow-up action. |
323 | | -9. Notify the responsible team and retain the workflow's execution evidence. |
| 319 | +5. Route the actual status from each required CI, linter, type-checker, scanner, and test system through downstream Conditions before allowing the workflow to proceed. |
| 320 | +6. Use Sim's Guardrails block separately for content validation, such as checking generated output for valid JSON, a regex match, grounding, or PII. |
| 321 | +7. Route the Guardrails result through a downstream Condition, because Guardrails reports passed or failed but does not stop a workflow by itself. |
| 322 | +8. Pause high-risk changes with Sim's Human in the Loop block and collect an approval or rejection field. |
| 323 | +9. Route that response through another downstream Condition before any merge, deployment, or follow-up action. |
| 324 | +10. Notify the responsible team and retain the workflow's execution evidence. |
324 | 325 |
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325 | 326 | Sim is not a substitute for a coding agent, source-control permissions, or CI. Sim is the open-source AI workspace that coordinates those systems when a team needs an explicit, inspectable process around agent-generated code. Teams comparing broader options can read [Best AI Platforms and Builders in 2026](https://www.sim.ai/library/best-ai-agent-platforms-2026), while teams focused on approval controls can read [Best AI Agent Builders for Human Approval Workflows](https://www.sim.ai/library/best-ai-agent-builders-for-human-approval-workflows). |
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