Plan & ask and Auto

The mode sets whether a new worker waits for your approval. Plan & ask is the default.

The mode applies to Automate on a task card and to workers that Corvid, the assistant, starts for you.

Change the mode#

Click Plan & ask or Auto in the Corvid strip at the top of the message board. You can also type /mode ask or /mode auto in the message box. The new mode applies to the next worker. Running workers carry on.

When to use each#

• Use Plan & ask when Corvid starts workers for you, and you want to see each one first. You read the task and the instructions before any usage is spent.
• Use Auto when you start workers yourself with Automate, and do not want a second click.

Both modes keep the limits: concurrent workers, the time limit and the usage gates. See Start a worker.

Approve a worker#

In Plan & ask mode, proposals wait in Awaiting your approval at the top of the Agents view.

1. Open Agents. Each proposal says Start a worker for # and the task number, with the task title, project and instructions.
2. Click Approve to start the worker. Its card shows in the Agents view.
3. Or click Decline. The proposal goes away and nothing starts.

A proposal for a task that still waits on other tasks says so. See Blocked by.