Approval prompt

Example

A bot is ready to send an email. The conversation shows the proposed send and who would receive it. You choose Deny, and that send does not go out. A later send is a new question unless an Always allow rule matches it.

Why it matters

Grok Bot's docs describe that message without using this page's name. When an action needs approval, the conversation shows the proposed operation and its inputs. The choices named there are Allow once, Always allow, and Deny. Allow once lets the Bot continue with that action. Always allow can save a matching rule. Deny blocks it. The docs say an approval controls the proposed action and does not reverse work already completed. Review the target, the scope, and the values before you choose. If you cannot identify the target or the effect, the docs say not to approve it.

Auto Review can evaluate tool calls and computer actions before they run. An Ask first rule stops a matching action so a person can decide. That stop is not a yes.

How it shows up on bot.ski

On bot.ski, the Action approval glossary page and the Learn page Grok Bot approvals, security, and privacy describe the same Allow once, Always allow, and Deny choice. This page is the message that asks. Reading it does not approve an action.

Common confusion

The approval prompt is the question on the screen. Action approval is the permission you give. Authorization is access the account already has. Seeing the prompt is not a yes. Always allow is a standing rule for matching actions, not a yes to every future action of every kind.