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# Standing Approvals

> Pre-authorize agents for repeated actions

# Standing Approvals

Standing approvals let you pre-authorize an agent to execute a specific action type without asking for approval each time. They're useful for routine, trusted actions that you don't want to review individually.

## How They Work

When a standing approval is active and an agent submits a matching request:

1. Permission Slip checks the action type and parameters against the standing approval's constraints.
2. If everything matches, the request is **automatically approved** — no notification, no manual review.
3. The execution count increments.
4. The action is logged in the activity feed.

If no standing approval matches, the request falls through to the normal one-off approval flow.

## Create a Standing Approval

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Standing Approvals card">
    On your dashboard, find the **Standing Approvals** card and click **Create Standing Approval**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    * **Agent** — select which agent this applies to (deactivated agents are excluded).
    * **Action Type** — the action type to pre-authorize (e.g., `github.create_issue`).
    * **Version** — the action version (defaults to `1`).
    * **Max Executions** — how many times the agent can use this approval. Leave blank for unlimited.
    * **Expires At** — when the standing approval expires. Defaults to 30 days, maximum 90 days.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create">
    Click **Create**. The standing approval is immediately active and appears in the table.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Monitoring Usage

The Standing Approvals table shows:

| Column         | Description                                            |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Action**     | The pre-authorized action type                         |
| **Agent**      | Which agent can use it                                 |
| **Executions** | Current count vs. maximum (e.g., `5 / 20` or `12 / ∞`) |
| **Expires**    | When the standing approval expires                     |

The execution badge turns red when usage reaches 90% of the maximum, so you know when it's about to be exhausted.

## Standing Approval States

| State         | Description                 |
| ------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Active**    | Can be used by the agent    |
| **Expired**   | Duration has elapsed        |
| **Revoked**   | You manually cancelled it   |
| **Exhausted** | Max execution count reached |

## Revoke a Standing Approval

To revoke a standing approval at any time:

1. Click **Revoke** on the standing approval row.
2. Confirm in the dialog.

After revocation, the agent will need per-request approval for that action type going forward. Revocation cannot be undone — you'll need to create a new standing approval if you want to re-authorize the action.

<Info>
  Standing approvals are also automatically revoked when you deactivate an agent or remove a connector.
</Info>