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 ### 4. Human-in-the-Loop at Critical Points
 
-The pipeline pauses for human approval at phase transitions (refine and plan). In issue mode, the `sdlc-hitl.yml` workflow's `handle-approval` job processes checkbox-based approval. In local mode, the orchestrator's decision queue also supports requesting changes, with a circuit breaker (`max_review_cycles`, default 3) to prevent unbounded revision loops.
+The pipeline pauses for human approval at phase transitions (refine and plan). The orchestrator's decision queue handles approval in both issue and local modes, and supports requesting changes with a circuit breaker (`max_review_cycles`, default 3) to prevent unbounded revision loops.
 
 ## Pipeline Architecture