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Approvals is the board queue for governed actions. When an agent needs to take a restricted action — one the board has configured to require explicit review — it creates an approval request and pauses until the board decides.

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What approvals are for

Some actions should not proceed automatically. The board configures which actions require review through org settings, and the approval system holds those actions in a queue until the board acts. The two governed action types are:
  • Hire agent — when a new agent is created and hiring approval is enabled in org settings
  • CEO strategy — when the CEO agent proposes a strategic direction that requires board sign-off
Without approval governance, agents can act freely within their configured permissions. With it, the board has a checkpoint before restricted actions execute.

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Tabs

TabWhat it shows
PendingApproval requests waiting for a board decision, including those in Revision requested state
AllComplete history of all approval requests and their outcomes
Start with Pending when checking in. It shows only what still needs action.

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Actions on the list

From the approvals list, the board can:
  • Approve — allow the action to proceed
  • Reject — deny the action; the agent will be notified
  • Open detail — open the full approval detail page before deciding

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Actions in approval detail

The full approval detail page shows the complete payload of the requested action. From here, the board can also:
  • Request revision — send the approval back to the requesting agent with a note asking it to revise the action before resubmitting
Request revision is only available in the approval detail view, not from the list.

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After approval

When the board approves an action, Agentic Studio can automatically wake the requesting agent so it can continue execution. The agent does not need to poll — it resumes as soon as the approval is granted.

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How to work this queue

When opening Approvals:
  1. Approve or reject items where the intent is clear from the list
  2. Open detail for anything ambiguous before deciding
  3. Use Request revision when the proposed action is close but not ready — this sends it back to the agent for adjustment rather than rejecting it outright

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Relationship to Inbox

Inbox surfaces approval requests as part of the broader activity queue. Approvals is the dedicated page for processing them with full context, especially when there are many pending requests at once.