---
title: "Approve or reject agent actions"
description: "Review the actions and tool access your agents are waiting for, then approve, reject with a reason, or grant access."
url: "https://okido.io/en/docs/ai/approve-agent-actions"
chapter: "AI"
chapterUrl: "https://okido.io/en/docs/ai.md"
plans: ["Starter", "Pro", "Business"]
roles: "Owner, Admin"
language: "en"
edition: "2026-10-23"
---

# Approve or reject agent actions

> Review the actions and tool access your agents are waiting for, then approve, reject with a reason, or grant access.

Agents stop and wait before an action that needs a person's approval, such as creating a project or sending an email, and when they need a tool they are not allowed to use yet. All of this waits for you in one place: the **Activity** tab under **AI**. A red number on the tab shows how many items wait.

## See what waits for you

1. In the menu on the left, choose **AI**, then the **Activity** tab.

The **Active** tab lists the actions waiting for approval and, below them, the tool access requests. Each action shows what the agent wants to do, which agent asks, how big the impact is and when it asked. Choose **View Agent's Reasoning** to see the run behind it: what the agent read and did before it stopped.

![Two actions waiting for approval and a tool access request on the Activity page](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/agent-pending-approvals.webp)

## Approve an action

1. Choose **Approve** next to the action.
2. For an action with a big impact, confirm with **Approve & execute**.

The agent carries out the action right away and continues its work.

## Reject an action

1. Choose **Reject** next to the action.
2. Tell the agent what to do instead. Your reason is sent to the agent as guidance.
3. Choose **Reject action**.
   ![Rejecting an action with a reason for the agent](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/agent-reject-dialog.webp)

The action is not carried out, and the agent gets your reason.

## Grant or deny tool access

When an agent asks for a tool it may not use yet, the request shows the tool and the agent's reason.

1. Choose **Grant**.
2. Under **Permission level**, choose how much the agent may do with the tool, from **Observe: read-only** to **Act (high impact): destructive or broad changes**.
3. Keep **Require my approval for each call** ticked if the agent should still ask you each time it uses the tool.
4. Choose **Grant access**.
   ![Granting the copywriter agent access to a tool](https://okido.io/docs/screenshots/en/agent-tool-access-request.webp)

The agent can use the tool from now on, and it appears on the agent's **Permissions** tab. To refuse the request, choose **Deny** instead.