Set permission policies for agents

Updated October 21, 2026

Permission policies control how agents use tools and spend credits — set them to Always allow, Always ask, or Auto.

Policies apply to all agents in a workspace or to a specific agent. A spend-cap rule can also limit how much any agent spends per session.

  • Always allow — the agent proceeds without pausing.
  • Always ask — the agent pauses and waits for your approval before each action.
  • Auto — the agent decides based on context.

Where: Web — workspace settings (URL: /settings). API and CLI support policy rules with sky policy.

Good to know: workspace-level rules apply to all sessions unless a session-level rule overrides them. Spend-cap rules stop a session when it reaches the limit you set. Related: What is a workspace?.

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