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Run without asking

Chief: Auto-approving Actions & granting permissions — Run without asking
By default, when an Action wants to take a real-world step — send an email, change a calendar event — Chief pauses and asks you to approve it first. The Run without asking section lets you pre-approve specific operations so the Action can complete them on its own.

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Granting permissions

In the create or edit dialog, find Run without asking. Each connected tool shows toggles for the operations you can pre-approve:
  • Gmail → Send emails — send without asking each time.
  • Gmail → Move emails to trash — let the Action trash emails without asking.
  • Google Calendar → Create & edit events — add, change, or remove events without asking.
Flip a toggle on to grant that permission; leave it off to keep being asked. Anything you don’t pre-approve still goes through the confirmation step.

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Connecting a tool first

If a tool isn’t connected yet, its toggles are replaced by a Connect to enable button. Click it to connect the integration (for example your Google account), then return and set the toggles.
⚠️ Important: Auto-approval means the Action takes these steps automatically on every run, with no chance to review. Only enable it for operations you fully trust — sending email and editing calendars affect people outside Chief.

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FAQ

The underlying tool isn’t connected for your account. Click Connect to enable, finish connecting the integration, then come back to set the toggle.
The Action still runs, but each real-world step waits for your approval. You’ll see a confirmation card you can Approve or Reject.
Yes. Open the Action’s editor and toggle the operation back off. Future runs will ask for confirmation again.