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Your agents do the work. You give the yes.

Approvals are the checkpoint between an agent and the outside world. Before an email goes out, a post is published, money is spent or an invoice over your limit is sent, the agent asks you on your phone. One tap and it's done.

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Billing and collections8:02

Send invoice #1043 to Northwind for $4,200?

Over your $3,000 limit

Price as agreed by email on May 14: $1,200 a month, 10% off the first three months. Goes to finance@northwind.example.

Inbox and calendar8:15

Reply to Brightline Studio as written?

Email replies wait for you

"Hi Maya, Thursday at 11:00 works for us. I'll send the brief the day before. Best, Leo"

Community manager8:30

Publish Thursday's post on LinkedIn?

Publishing asks first

"Three things we learned shipping 40 client sites this year." With the case study image from Drive.

All clear.Nothing else needs you today.

Every tap lands on the record.

Approve, reject or open the details. The next card slides up, and the decision is written down with who made it and when.

Decision recordToday
  1. Your decisions will appear here.
TelegramSlackDiscordGmailOutlook

Everything you need to decide. Nothing you don't.

A good approval takes five seconds because the card already answers your questions. Tap a part to see what it tells you.

Billing and collectionsWeekdays at 8:00 · today's run

Send invoice #1043 to Northwind?

Northwind · website retainer, October$4,200To finance@northwind.example · due in 30 days
Asking because it's over your $3,000 limit for invoices
Xero draftPrice agreed by email, May 14

You decide what needs your yes.

Every agent comes with sensible rules for sending, publishing, spending and deleting. Keep them, loosen them as trust grows, or tighten them for one client.

Sample setup
Billing and collectionsWeekdays at 8:00 · Xero, Gmail
ask you first
Send new invoicesBelow your limit they go out on schedule
Invoices from $3,000Set the amount in the limits below
Payment remindersFriendly first, firmer on the third notice
Void or delete an invoiceRecommended: always ask

Only owners and admins can change these rules or answer an approval.

Set the line. Below it, work flows.

Small things go out on their own. Big ones wait for you. Move the limit and watch this month's invoices sort themselves.

Goes out on its own0
    Waits for your yes0

      Three levels of trust. You pick each one.

      Start every agent on a short leash and give it more room as it earns it. Same email, three ways to handle it.

      Inbox and calendar · 10:02
      Northwind · Sara Kim"Could we move Thursday's review to Friday morning? Something came up."
      Inbox and calendarNorthwind wants to move Thursday's review to Friday morning. You're free from 9:00 to 12:00. It's in your morning brief.

      Reads and tells you. Nothing is written or sent.

      Inbox and calendarNorthwind wants Friday. I'd suggest 10:00 and move the calendar. Send this?"Hi Sara, Friday at 10:00 works. I've moved the invite. Best, Leo"

      Does the work, waits for your yes.

      Inbox and calendarDone: replied to Sara and moved the Northwind review to Friday at 10:00. Leo and Anna have the new invite.In your record and your morning brief

      Anything on your Ask me list still waits, even here.

      What you approve is what goes out.

      Once you say yes, the agent sends the text it showed you. It doesn't write it again, it doesn't add a line, it doesn't change the amount.

      Waiting for your yes · 8:15
      Re: Kick-off next weekHi Maya, Thursday at 11:00 works for us. I'll send the brief the day before. Best, Leo
      Approved by you, 8:16
      Sent to Brightline Studio · 8:16
      Re: Kick-off next weekHi Maya, Thursday at 11:00 works for us. I'll send the brief the day before. Best, Leo
      Sent as approved
      1tap to decide

      Approve, reject or open the details, from the chat you already use.

      0emails sent without you

      Replies from a connected mailbox wait for approval by default.

      7 daysthen it expires

      If nobody decides, it's rejected and the text is dropped. Nothing goes out by accident.

      2roles can approve

      Owners and admins. A tap from anyone else doesn't count.

      Approve from wherever you already are.

      Cards come to the chat or inbox you pick, through your company's own bot. No new app to check.

      TelegramButtons under the message

      The fastest way. One tap, and the buttons disappear so nobody answers twice.

      SlackIn a DM or a channel you pick

      Your team can see it. Only an owner or admin's yes counts, by button or by reaction.

      DiscordFor teams that live there

      Same card, same rules. The first answer wins, so nobody decides twice.

      EmailGmail · Outlook

      A short email with what's waiting. Open it and decide, or do it from the Brainstack inbox.

      React with 👍 or ✅ to approve a waiting card. Microsoft Teams gets your agents' updates and summaries; approvals run on the four above. All channels

      Every yes is on the record.

      Who approved what, when and from where. When a client asks why an invoice went out, the answer takes ten seconds.

      • Every decision keeps the person, the time and the channel it came from.
      • Next to it, exactly what the agent sent after your yes.
      • Expired items stay listed too, so nothing disappears quietly.
      • It's all in your data export, on your own private server.
      How we keep it safe
      1. Today 8:16You approved the reply to Brightline StudioTelegram
      2. Today 8:16Inbox and calendar sent it exactly as approvedGmail
      3. Today 8:04Anna approved invoice #1043 to Northwind, $4,200Slack
      4. Yesterday 17:40You rejected a $250 boost on Instagram: "Not this week"Telegram
      5. Yesterday 9:12You approved a $120 refund to Bluebird CoDiscord
      6. Oct 19A reply to Halcyon Foods expired after 7 days. Not sent, text dropped.Inbox

      Questions, answered.

      What needs my approval?

      You decide, per agent. Each agent comes with recommended approvals for sending, publishing, spending, deleting and payments from an amount you set, such as invoices from $3,000. Email replies from a connected mailbox wait for your approval by default. You can change any rule before the agent runs.

      Can I approve from my phone?

      Yes. Approval cards arrive on Telegram, Slack, Discord or email with Approve, Reject and Details. One tap decides. On Telegram and Slack you can also react with a thumbs up or a check mark to approve a pending card.

      What happens if I don't answer?

      Nothing goes out. The item waits in your inbox. If nobody decides within 7 days it is rejected and its text is dropped.

      Who can approve?

      Owners and admins of your workspace. If someone else taps the button or reacts to the card, it doesn't count and the card stays open for you.

      Can the agent change the text after I approve it?

      No. An approved email goes out exactly as you saw it. The agent sends the stored text and does not write it again.

      Can I undo an approval?

      For a few seconds after you tap Approve, Undo stops it from going out and puts the card back. Once it has gone out, it is out, and the record shows who approved it and when.

      Do approvals work in Microsoft Teams?

      Agents can post updates and summaries to Microsoft Teams. Approvals run today on Telegram, Slack, Discord and email, and in the Brainstack inbox.

      Are approvals included in my plan?

      Yes. Every plan includes approvals, limits and the decision record. Plans start at $99 per month, plus the AI plan your company already pays for.

      Hand over the work. Keep the last word.

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