# AI Agent Security Cheat Sheet — Action Classification and Approval Flow

> Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```python import uuid from enum import Enum from dataclasses import dataclass class RiskLevel(Enum): LOW = "low" # Read operations, safe queries MEDIUM = "medium" # Write operations, API calls HIGH = "high" # Financial, deletion, ex

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Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
import uuid
from enum import Enum
from dataclasses import dataclass

class RiskLevel(Enum):
    LOW = "low"           # Read operations, safe queries
    MEDIUM = "medium"     # Write operations, API calls
    HIGH = "high"         # Financial, deletion, external comms
    CRITICAL = "critical" # Irreversible, security-sensitive

ACTION_RISK_MAPPING = {
    "search_documents": RiskLevel.LOW,
    "read_file": RiskLevel.LOW,
    "write_file": RiskLevel.MEDIUM,
    "send_email": RiskLevel.HIGH,
    "execute_code": RiskLevel.HIGH,
    "database_delete": RiskLevel.CRITICAL,
    "transfer_funds": RiskLevel.CRITICAL,
}

@dataclass
class PendingAction:
    action_id: str
    tool_name: str
    parameters: dict
    risk_level: RiskLevel
    explanation: str

class HumanInTheLoopController:
    def __init__(self, auto_approve_threshold: RiskLevel = RiskLevel.LOW):
        self.auto_approve_thresho
```

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