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Handoff

What does “Handoff” mean?

Handoff: Passing a task, along with the needed context, from one agent to another or from an agent to a human. A clean handoff states what was done, what remains and any open problems, so the next party does not start from zero.

Handoff visual guide: Passing a task, along with the needed context, from one agent to another or from an agent to a human. A clean handoff states what was done, what remains and any open problems, so the next party does not start from zero.
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What is an example of “Handoff”?

A support bot that cannot resolve a refund dispute hands the case, with its conversation summary, to a human agent.

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Multi-agent systemTermOrchestrationTermHuman-in-the-loopTermA2ATerm

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