> ## Documentation Index
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# Approvals & Human Interactions

> Plan approval, input needed, and connector decisions in the employee drawer and run view

## Overview

Digital Employees can pause a run and ask you to decide. In Cowork those requests appear as cards on the **employee drawer** and on the **live run** view — not in a separate approvals inbox.

Common types:

1. **Plan approval** — review the proposed plan, then Approve or Reject (and edit tasks when the card allows)
2. **Input needed** — answer a question so the run can continue
3. **Connector action** — approve, ask for changes, or skip a connector step
4. **Pending hire review** — for self-hire proposals: Review & Edit / Approve / Dismiss (also surfaced in Mission Control pending items)

## Plan approval

<Frame caption="Plan approval in Cowork">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tess-dfe1edf0/ZUFYfzaViDKHuquy/images/Captura-de-tela-2026-07-10-143755.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZUFYfzaViDKHuquy&q=85&s=58b8b572f8a8807e9410955c513a5038" alt="Plan approval" width="176" height="163" data-path="images/Captura-de-tela-2026-07-10-143755.png" />
</Frame>

1. Open the employee from the Mesh (or the pending cue in Mission Control)
2. Read the proposed plan in the card
3. **Approve** to continue, or **Reject** to stop

While waiting, the run stays blocked until you decide.

## Input needed

<Frame caption="Input request card">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tess-dfe1edf0/ZUFYfzaViDKHuquy/images/Captura-de-tela-2026-07-10-144226.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZUFYfzaViDKHuquy&q=85&s=00042f1701df78c273f64e4232fe85c9" alt="Input needed" width="1311" height="944" data-path="images/Captura-de-tela-2026-07-10-144226.png" />
</Frame>

1. Read the question
2. Enter your answer (or pick a choice when offered)
3. Submit — the employee resumes with your input

## Connector decisions

When a run needs approval for a connector action, use the decision card on the run view (approve / ask changes / skip as shown).

## If you do not respond

The run stays waiting. There is no automatic timeout that approves for you. Resolve pending cards so scheduled wake-ups and follow-up work are not blocked.

## Tips

* Clear pending items promptly — Mission Control highlights what is waiting
* Read the plan before approving
* Prefer Supervised Work Mode when you want these gates by default

## Next steps

* [Agent Lifecycle](/en/cowork/digital-employees/ciclo-de-vida/agent-lifecycle)
* [Work Cycle](/en/cowork/digital-employees/configuracao-de-cron/cron-heartbeat)
* [Creating a Digital Employee](/en/cowork/digital-employees/configuracao-basica/criando-um-digital-employee)