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Approvals and auto mode

Everything Ysra asks before doing in the desktop app — the cards and dialogs, what each answer does, and exactly what auto mode covers.

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When something needs your OK, I stop and wait. "Not now", or no answer, always means I don't do it.

Cards in the thread#

A card says what will happen and has two answers. Cmd+Enter (Ctrl+Enter on Windows and Linux) approves the card in front of you.

An approval card waiting for an answer

A card: I wait until you answer.

Card When it appears Answers
Commit and push my changes? You asked to commit, or commit and push Commit · Not now
Undo my changes? You asked to undo Undo · Cancel
Install Node.js? A task needs Node.js, Python or Git and this computer has none Install · Not now
Install Go?, Start Docker?, Sign in to … A tool is missing, stopped or signed out Go ahead · Not now, or I've done it · Show me how
Use Docker? A command needs Docker, once per thread Allow for this session · Not now
Use the camera and GPU on edge-01? A task on a device needs its hardware Allow for this session · Not now
Look around edge-01? The first time I read a target in a thread Allow for this session · Not now
Run this on edge-01? Every change on a target Run it · Skip
Your balance is low Your account balance can't cover the next step I've added credit, continue

A card that needs information instead of a yes or no is marked INPUT: pick one of its options, or reply in the message box.

System dialogs#

Three things are asked in a system dialog, so they can't be missed. The default button is Not now, and no answer within two minutes counts as no.

Anything that reaches outside your computer (a deploy, a publish):

I'm about to run `netlify deploy --prod` in this folder with your Netlify account. OK?
This reaches outside your computer, so I ask every time, even in auto mode.
Nothing runs if you say no.
                                                   [Not now]  [Run it]

A push:

I'm about to push release-1.4 to origin. OK?
I never push without asking you, every time, and I never force-push.
                                                   [Not now]  [Push it]

Deleting a file I didn't create:

I'd like to delete notes/old-plan.md. It's your file; I didn't create it. OK?
I only delete files you made after asking you. Nothing happens if you say no.
                                                   [Not now]  [Delete it]

Auto mode#

Auto mode lets me go ahead inside the folder without asking.

  • For one thread: the Auto chip in the message box.
  • As the default for new threads: Settings → General → Auto mode for new threads.

Auto mode switched on in the message box

Auto switched on for this thread.

When you switch it, I say so in the thread:

Auto mode is on. I'll go ahead inside this folder and still ask before anything destructive or outside it.
Auto mode on Auto mode off
Starting work, editing files and running commands inside the folder Goes ahead Asks before starting
Starting an approved plan Goes ahead Asks
Deleting your files Asks Asks
Deploying, publishing, pushing Asks Asks
A Git change you didn't ask for Asks Asks
Installing or starting a tool Asks Asks
Docker, camera, GPU Asks Asks
Anything on a device or target that changes it Asks Asks

Where to see what's waiting#

  • The sidebar's Needs you filter.
  • Home, under Needs you.
  • On Windows and Linux, the tray icon shows how many threads are waiting.
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