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# Should Escalate • AI Agent SDK

> should_escalate: Check if escalation is needed based on current state.

# should\_escalate

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> This is a method of the [**StageContext**](../classes/StageContext) class in the [**types**](../modules/types) module.

Check if escalation is needed based on current state.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def should_escalate(config: EscalationConfig) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="config" type="EscalationConfig" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/escalation/types.py` at line 196
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