Tool Steps, Approvals and Decisions
Every action the AI takes shows as a step in the chat, and when it needs you, it asks on a card and waits.
What it is
While it works, the AI shows each action (opening a page, reading a file, calling a site) as a step. When an action needs your answer, a card appears and the AI waits. Which kinds of action wait for you is defined once, in When the AI asks you.
When to use it
| Look at the steps when | Answer a card when |
|---|---|
| You want to check how the AI reached a result | A card marked Waiting on you appears |
| Something takes longer than expected | The AI asks you to choose between options |
| You want to stop it early because it went the wrong way |
How to use it
- Only the latest step is shown; click earlier steps to see the rest. The status line under the steps says what the AI is doing now, for example Thinking….
- When the AI asks, a card marked Waiting on you appears and the question opens on a panel above the input box.
- Read what the card says the action will do. Click the button that carries out the action, or the other button to refuse.
- For a question with options, pick one or type your own answer.
- The answer is recorded on the card (Answered). The AI continues only after you answer.
Example
You ask the AI to update a record through a website's own function. Before it writes, a card shows which record and what will change. You click the button to go ahead; the card shows Answered, and the AI reports the result.
Limits and permissions
- Writing through a website's function and running a skill's script on your computer always ask on a card.
- Clicks, typing and scripts inside web pages do not show an approval card. The AI is told to ask before anything it cannot undo; scripts it runs in a page are recorded in the chat afterwards.
- To be asked more often, say so: "ask me before you submit anything".
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| The AI is waiting and nothing happens | Look for a card marked Waiting on you; it may be on the panel above the input box |
| You refused by mistake | Tell the AI to try again; it asks once more |
| The AI did something you expected it to ask about | Add the rule to your request or to the workspace rules. See Workspaces, Rules and Approvals |
Related
- Workspaces, Rules and Approvals Which steps run on their own and which wait
- Questionnaires When the AI needs you to check many items at once
- Steering, Stopping and Taking Back Change direction or stop