Glossary
What is a coding-agent tool approval?
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A tool approval is a person’s decision about whether a coding agent may carry out a proposed action, such as running a command or making a change.
Approve the actual action
Read the project and session as well as the proposed command or change. A familiar action can still be outside the intended task. If the request lacks enough context, open the original agent interface.
Perch supports opt-in allow and deny actions for Claude Code and Codex. Cursor’s documented Perch action is a reply after a turn, not in-card tool approval.
Approval is different from verification
Allowing a tool gives it permission to act. It does not prove the action succeeded or that the result is correct. Likewise, agreeing to a plan is different from reviewing its eventual implementation.
After a turn, inspect the work in the project. Perch’s two-second undo applies before an answer is sent; it cannot reverse a command that already ran.
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