> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choose how much DinoAI asks before it acts

> The DinoAI copilot's lock icon is now an approval-mode picker: Manual asks first, Auto has a reviewer model approve safe actions, and Full auto runs everything.

*September 30, 2026*

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The lock icon in the Code IDE's DinoAI chat panel is now a picker with three approval modes. It sits in the prompt footer, applies to Agent mode, and DinoAI remembers your choice in each workspace.

* **Manual** asks before editing files, running terminal commands, or using integrations. Allowlisted terminal commands and tools you've set to **Always Accept** still run without asking.
* **Auto** sends whatever Manual would ask about to a reviewer model first. Safe actions run, risky ones come to you as the usual approval card with the reviewer's reason, and file edits inside your repo go ahead without a review, except changes to Git and CI configuration, DinoAI's own rules and agent files, `dbt_project.yml`, and `profiles.yml`. Each review uses credits.
* **Full auto** runs everything without asking, terminal commands included. You're responsible for what it runs.

If you had auto-accept turned on, you're now on **Auto**. If it was off, you're on **Manual**. Rejecting an open approval card is always honoured, even if you switch modes while it's open. See [Approval modes](/products/dino-ai/copilot/god-mode). Shipped in Paradime v6.17.0.


## Related topics

- [Changelog](/changelog/overview.md)
- [DinoAI chat interface and toolbar](/products/dino-ai/copilot/chat-interface.md)
- [DinoAI Tools](/products/dino-ai/tools-and-features/index.md)
- [Approval modes](/products/dino-ai/copilot/god-mode.md)
- [Ask Mode](/products/dino-ai/copilot/ask-mode.md)


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