diff --git a/sdk/go/README.md b/sdk/go/README.md
index 53442f00..133b26c2 100644
--- a/sdk/go/README.md
+++ b/sdk/go/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,40 @@ func main() {
 - `types`: Shared data structures and contracts.
 - `ai`: Helpers for interacting with AI providers via the control plane.
 
+## Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
+
+The `client` package provides methods for requesting human approval, checking status, and waiting for decisions:
+
+```go
+import "github.com/Agent-Field/agentfield/sdk/go/client"
+
+approvalClient := client.New("http://localhost:8080", nil)
+
+// Request approval — transitions execution to "waiting"
+_, err := approvalClient.RequestApproval(ctx, nodeID, executionID,
+    client.RequestApprovalRequest{
+        Title:          "Review Deployment",
+        ProjectID:      "my-project",
+        TemplateType:   "plan-review-v1",
+        ExpiresInHours: 24,
+    },
+)
+
+// Wait for human decision (uses context.Context for timeout)
+waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Hour)
+defer cancel()
+
+result, err := approvalClient.WaitForApproval(waitCtx, nodeID, executionID,
+    &client.WaitForApprovalOptions{
+        PollInterval: 5 * time.Second,
+        MaxInterval:  30 * time.Second,
+    },
+)
+// result.Status is "approved", "rejected", or "expired"
+```
+
+**Methods:** `RequestApproval()`, `GetApprovalStatus()`, `WaitForApproval()`
+
 ## Testing
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/sdk/python/README.md b/sdk/python/README.md
index 940605bf..9becf294 100644
--- a/sdk/python/README.md
+++ b/sdk/python/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,41 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     agent.serve(port=8001)
 ```
 
+## Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
+
+The Python SDK provides a first-class waiting state for pausing agent execution mid-reasoner and waiting for human approval:
+
+```python
+from agentfield import Agent, ApprovalResult
+
+app = Agent(node_id="reviewer", agentfield_server="http://localhost:8080")
+
+@app.reasoner()
+async def deploy(environment: str) -> dict:
+    plan = await app.ai(f"Create deployment plan for {environment}")
+
+    # Pause execution and wait for human approval
+    result: ApprovalResult = await app.pause(
+        approval_request_id="req-abc123",
+        expires_in_hours=24,
+        timeout=3600,
+    )
+
+    if result.approved:
+        return {"status": "deploying", "plan": str(plan)}
+    elif result.changes_requested:
+        return {"status": "revising", "feedback": result.feedback}
+    else:
+        return {"status": result.decision}
+```
+
+**Two API levels:**
+
+- **High-level:** `app.pause()` blocks the reasoner until approval resolves, with automatic webhook registration
+- **Low-level:** `client.request_approval()`, `client.get_approval_status()`, `client.wait_for_approval()` for fine-grained control
+
+See `examples/python_agent_nodes/waiting_state/` for a complete working example.
+
 See `docs/DEVELOPMENT.md` for instructions on wiring agents to the control plane.
 
 ## Testing
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/README.md b/sdk/typescript/README.md
index fb302e27..0585654a 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/README.md
+++ b/sdk/typescript/README.md
@@ -53,3 +53,41 @@ agent.reasoner('process', async (ctx) => {
 ```
 
 **Use `note()` for AgentField UI tracking, `console.log()` for local debugging.**
+
+## Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
+
+Use the `ApprovalClient` to pause agent execution for human review:
+
+```ts
+import { Agent, ApprovalClient } from '@agentfield/sdk';
+
+const agent = new Agent({ nodeId: 'reviewer', agentFieldUrl: 'http://localhost:8080' });
+const approvalClient = new ApprovalClient({
+  baseURL: 'http://localhost:8080',
+  nodeId: 'reviewer',
+});
+
+agent.reasoner<{ task: string }, { status: string }>('deploy', async (ctx) => {
+  const plan = await ctx.ai(`Create deployment plan for: ${ctx.input.task}`);
+
+  // Request approval — transitions execution to "waiting"
+  await approvalClient.requestApproval(ctx.executionId, {
+    projectId: 'my-project',
+    title: `Deploy: ${ctx.input.task}`,
+    description: String(plan),
+    expiresInHours: 24,
+  });
+
+  // Wait for human decision (polls with exponential backoff)
+  const result = await approvalClient.waitForApproval(ctx.executionId, {
+    pollIntervalMs: 5_000,
+    timeoutMs: 3_600_000,
+  });
+
+  return { status: result.status };
+});
+```
+
+**Methods:** `requestApproval()`, `getApprovalStatus()`, `waitForApproval()`
+
+See `examples/ts-node-examples/waiting-state/` for a complete working example.