Cmd. /approve
Approve one retry of a recent auto-review denial.
Key takeaways
/approvelets you review a recent auto-review denial and retry that one specific action once.- It does not change the permission policy; future actions keep the existing approval behavior.
- Use it to clear a false-positive denial without widening the whole session.
- Repeated denials usually mean the policy or task setup needs adjustment rather than another
/approve.
Original Command Declaration
/approveOfficial Summary
/approve lets you review a recent auto-review denial and retry that specific action once.
Usage
/approveGood Examples
- Retry a local test command after you confirm the auto-review denial was too conservative.
- Keep the current permission policy while allowing one specific denied action to run again.
Similar Commands
| Command | Difference | Choose It When |
|---|---|---|
/approve | Retries one recent denied action | You verified the specific action is acceptable |
/permissions | Changes the permission policy | Future actions need different approval behavior |
/review | Reviews the working tree | You want Codex to inspect code changes |
Use Cases
- Handling a false-positive auto-review denial without widening the whole session.
- Keeping exception handling explicit in team workflows.
Cautions
/approveis not a permanent permission-policy change.- Repeated denials usually mean the policy or task setup needs adjustment.
Release Basis
- Judgment: official docs listing
- First evidence version: official slash commands documentation
- Date (UTC): verified 2026-05-21
- Release link: https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/slash-commands
Sources
- Codex slash commands: https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/slash-commands
- Codex auto-review: https://developers.openai.com/codex/concepts/sandboxing/auto-review