Approvals and action cards

Approvals are the human checkpoint for risky or outward-facing actions. Dismissing a card is not the same as approving it.

Use the product path below before trying to solve this from chat alone.

Menu labels are written as they appear in Homie.

1. 1

   Open Pending items, or open the approval card where it appears in chat or on the household screen.

2. 2

   Read the action, owner, recipient, and timing.

3. 3

   Choose Approve only when it is right, or Deny/Edit when it is not.

Approvals protect actions such as sending messages, placing calls, sharing personal content, and pre-approving risky future commitments.

They are meant to slow down the moments where a mistake would matter. Homie can prepare the draft or plan, but the person stays in charge of the final outward action.

Homie can render approval cards on the relevant device or inline in personal mobile chat, then resume only after the decision is captured.

The card should show enough context to decide: what Homie wants to do, who or what it affects, and whether the action will happen now or later.

A stale approval should not stay tappable after it expires, and tapping a card should not merely hide it without approving or denying the action.

Approvals depend on a trusted device or personal chat where Homie can show the decision card again if the page reloads.

Personal approvals appear in personal mobile when the action belongs to a member chat or private request.

A household approval belongs on a household surface. A personal approval belongs with the member who owns the request. This keeps private drafts and decisions out of the shared dashboard.

Name the trigger and the action separately. Homie should know what it is waiting for, what it will do, and whether the action needs approval.

1. 1

   Read the card details before approving.

2. 2

   Deny or edit if the draft is close but not right.

3. 3

   Ask Homie why it needs approval when unsure.

Most Homie issues come from setup, identity, or approval state. Work through these checks before assuming Homie ignored the request.

• Check whether the request is a reminder, commitment, tracked topic, routine, or Agent Run.
• Look for an approval card if the action sends, calls, books, shares, or affects the household.
• Remember that recurring household work runs from the trusted home setup. A separate background helper should not quietly change saved home information.

Good to know: Approvals are not Heads-up items. They are blocking decisions with their own recovery path.

• Read the card details before approving.
• Deny or edit if the draft is close but not right.
• Ask Homie why it needs approval when unsure.

• Approve that draft.
• Skip this action.
• Why are you asking me first?