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1.6 KiB
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53 lines
1.6 KiB
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title: Approvals
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summary: Governance flows for hiring and strategy
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---
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Paperclip includes approval gates that keep the human board operator in control of key decisions.
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## Approval Types
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### Hire Agent
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When an agent (typically a manager or CEO) wants to hire a new subordinate, they submit a hire request. This creates a `hire_agent` approval that appears in your approval queue.
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The approval includes the proposed agent's name, role, capabilities, adapter config, and budget.
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### CEO Strategy
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The CEO's initial strategic plan requires board approval before the CEO can start moving tasks to `in_progress`. This ensures human sign-off on the company direction.
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## Approval Workflow
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```
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pending -> approved
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-> rejected
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-> revision_requested -> resubmitted -> pending
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```
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1. An agent creates an approval request
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2. It appears in your approval queue (Approvals page in the UI)
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3. You review the request details and any linked issues
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4. You can:
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- **Approve** — the action proceeds
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- **Reject** — the action is denied
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- **Request revision** — ask the agent to modify and resubmit
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## Reviewing Approvals
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From the Approvals page, you can see all pending approvals. Each approval shows:
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- Who requested it and why
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- Linked issues (context for the request)
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- The full payload (e.g. proposed agent config for hires)
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## Board Override Powers
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As the board operator, you can also:
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- Pause or resume any agent at any time
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- Terminate any agent (irreversible)
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- Reassign any task to a different agent
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- Override budget limits
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- Create agents directly (bypassing the approval flow)
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