# 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](https://docs.micromeet.ai/getting-started/workspaces-and-approvals.md#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

1. 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…**.
2. When the AI asks, a card marked **Waiting on you** appears and the question opens on a panel above the input box.
3. Read what the card says the action will do. Click the button that carries out the action, or the other button to refuse.
4. For a question with options, pick one or type your own answer.
5. 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](https://docs.micromeet.ai/getting-started/workspaces-and-approvals.md) |

## Related

- [Workspaces, Rules and Approvals](https://docs.micromeet.ai/getting-started/workspaces-and-approvals.md): Which steps run on their own and which wait
- [Questionnaires](https://docs.micromeet.ai/chat/questionnaires.md): When the AI needs you to check many items at once
- [Steering, Stopping and Taking Back](https://docs.micromeet.ai/chat/steering.md): Change direction or stop