Hackcat

What Should Be Checked When Seeing an Operation Approval Card?

Confirm the actual action and scope before allowing or rejecting.

The Card Represents a Pending Action to Be Executed

When requesting approval, the Agent submits specific commands or file modifications, and the interface displays the operation target and reason. First look at the actual action, then the explanation: the reason explains why it is done but cannot replace your check of what will be modified and in which environment it will be executed.

Do not assume the card has been processed just because you said "okay" in the chat; you should use the operation provided by the card.

Decide After Checking the Scope

Pay special attention to file paths, external addresses, deletions or overwrites, software installations, and processes that may run continuously.

If the reason says "check item" but the actual action installs dependencies or overwrites files, first ask for an explanation of the necessity and to narrow down the steps. You can allow reading the configuration first, then decide on modifications based on findings; this step-by-step approach is easier to verify than approving a large operation with multiple changes.

  1. Confirm the target computer or cloud environment is correct.
  2. Check whether the command or file changes correspond to the current task.
  3. If unclear, reject first and explain which parts need to be narrowed or clarified.
  4. After confirming accuracy, use the approval operation in the interface.

Approval and Completion Are Different Matters

After clicking approve, the action may still fail due to permissions, network, or tool errors, so continue to check the execution results. If the card provides a reusable approval scope, understand which types of subsequent actions it allows to avoid selecting a scope beyond the task's needs. After rejection, you can ask the Agent to propose smaller operations; do not bypass rejected modifications through another tool.