> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Escalation Stage • AI Agent SDK

> EscalationStage: Escalation stages for progressive execution.

# EscalationStage

> Defined in the [**types**](../modules/types) module.

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Escalation stages for progressive execution.

Stage 0: Direct response - no tools, no planning, immediate answer
Stage 1: Heuristic tools - use tools based on local signals, no extra LLM call
Stage 2: Lightweight plan - single LLM call to create constrained plan
Stage 3: Full autonomous - tools + subagents + verification + checkpoints

## Source

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