Approval for agent runs
Chooses where Switchboard asks you to approve an agent's request to run a macro.
Details #
Where: Settings › Agents, under MCP server, the Approval for agent runs menu.
Key: mcpApprovalDefault. Type: text. Default: phone.
Values:
phone: Ask on my phone.mac: Ask on this Mac.
Approval is asked when an agent runs a macro that is marked destructive or that needs approval. Pending requests wait up to five minutes, then count as timed out and the run does not happen. They appear under Waiting for approval in Settings › Agents.