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Approve or reject your agent's requests

When an agent asks to spend more than your threshold, it waits for you. Nothing is charged until you approve.

Who it's for
Anyone with a connected AI agent.
What you need first
  • A notification that a request needs your approval.
Time needed
About 1 minute
How agent limits work
How agent limits workYour agent asks, CouthActs checks its permissions and limits; it runs, is refused above the per-job limit, or waits for your approval above your threshold, and runs only if you approve.1Your agent asks2Permissions and limitschecked3Runs and is logged4Refused: over a limit5Waits: over “ask me”6You approve or reject
  1. Your agent asks
  2. Permissions and limits checked
  3. Runs and is logged
  4. Refused: over a limit
  5. Waits: over “ask me”
  6. You approve or reject

Steps

Screenshots show the website with demo data. The CouthActs apps work the same way; differences are under “On the app”.

  1. Step 1: Open the notification, or go to AI agents settings and filter Needs approval.

  2. Step 2: Select Review details.

  3. Step 3: Check what it asked for: the job, the provider, the amount and the route.

  4. Step 4: Select Approve or Reject.

    Screenshot for step 4: Select Approve or Reject.

What happens next

Approving runs the request once, exactly as shown, still within the key's limits. Rejecting tells your agent no, and nothing is charged. Requests that aren't decided in time expire.

Common problems and fixes

It says the request expired.

Nothing happened. Your agent can ask again.

It says the key was revoked.

Approving won't run anything. Create a new key if you still want the agent to act.

On the app

iPhone
Approval notifications open the request; use Approve or Reject.
Android
Go to Account → AI agents → Pending approvals.
Apple TV
Apple TV shows a QR code to review the request on your phone.

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