Why Agents Need Approval Steps

The safest agents check with you before taking expensive or irreversible actions — sending email, making purchases, deleting files.

Without approvals, a misunderstood instruction can cost real money. With approvals, you stay in the loop.

Three actions that need approval

• Spending any money over a small threshold
• Sending emails to people not on a safe list
• Deleting files or canceling appointments

The big idea: Approval steps are how you keep agent power without losing control.