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How do I approve or deny what the agent does?

What it is

Some tools change things outside the conversation: they write or edit files, or run shell commands. Before they run, Loomcoding asks you for permission, unless you have started it in auto-approve mode.

What it is for

  • Keeping control of every change to your project.
  • Deciding case by case.
  • Allowing a kind of action for the rest of the session, so it does not ask again.

How

  1. Read the dialog. It shows the tool and its input: a command, or a diff for edits.
  2. Choose one option. The dialog labels are in Spanish: Permitir (a), Permitir en la sesión (s) and Denegar (d or Esc).
  3. Press Enter to confirm the highlighted option, or press the letter key directly.

Example​

Dialog: bash
  command: cargo test
  [Permitir]  [Permitir en la sesión]  [Denegar]

Permitir en la sesión remembers the pair of tool and action, for example bash and run, and not one exact command. From then on, that pair does not ask again in the session. Use it only when you trust every command the tool may run.

How it works​

Loomcoding starts in one of three modes:

ModeHow you start itWhat happens with a permission request
InteractiveloomThe dialog opens and you decide.
Auto-approveloom --yoloEvery request is approved without asking. Use it only in projects you trust.
Printloom --print "<prompt>"Every request is denied, unless you also use --yolo.

A subagent that needs permission waits in the phase "awaiting permission", and the flock shows it.

Agents defined in the project folder need your approval before they run. The setting trust_project_agents approves them all without asking; it is off by default.

Settings and defaults​

NameDefaultRequires restart
--yolo (launch flag)OffNot applicable: it applies to the launch in which you use it
[agents] trust_project_agentsfalseYes

Result​

When you allow an action, the tool runs. When you deny it, the tool does not run. If you are not sure what a command does, deny it and ask the agent to explain it first.

Next steps​