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Approval & Safety

Tool Approval Flow

#061 0:17 Part of the Rysh video series

Your AI agent never touches a file or runs a destructive command without your say-so.

Tool Approval Flow — 0:17 walkthrough

What you'll see

  1. Launch rysh and double-press Escape into prompt mode.
  2. Ask the agent to edit a file (e.g. "add a comment to the top of README.md").
  3. The footer displays the pending action and a diff preview before anything is written.
  4. Press y to approve -- the edit applies and the agent continues; n would cancel it.
  5. Note which tools are gated: file_edit, file_write, multi_edit, apply_patch, git_commit, and dangerous bash; reads and searches run freely.

Commands shown

rysh
add a hello world comment to the top of README.md
y

Keys used

EnterEscape

Transcript

0:00Your AI agent never touches a file or runs a destructive command without your say-so.

0:03Start rysh. We are in shell mode -- your familiar terminal.

0:08Double-press Escape for prompt mode, then ask the agent to change a file. Tools like file_edit always need approval.

0:16Before anything is written, the footer shows the action and a diff preview. Nothing changes until you decide.

0:30Press y to approve. The edit applies and the agent continues. Press n to reject and the action is cancelled.

0:40Reads and searches run freely. But writes, patches, commits, and dangerous bash are all gated behind you.

0:47You are always the final approver.

Key takeaway
Destructive or file-mutating tools always pause for your approval, with a diff preview, before they run.