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Docs: Auto-Approve limits (dry-run workflow) #499

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md
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Expand Up @@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ For reasoning-capable models (for example, Gemini 3 Pro Preview and other models

To further help manage API costs and prevent unexpected expenses, Roo Code includes a "Max Requests" setting for auto-approved actions. This allows you to define a specific limit on how many consecutive API calls Roo Code can make without requiring your explicit re-approval during a task.

**Unlimited behavior:** Leaving this field blank means **Unlimited** (no request-count limit). In the underlying settings JSON this is stored as `null`.

* **How it works:** If you set a limit (e.g., 5 requests), Roo Code will perform up to 5 auto-approved API calls. Before making the 6th call, it will pause and prompt you to "Reset and Continue," as shown below.
<img src="/img/v3.18.0/v3.18.0-1.png" alt="Warning message indicating the auto-approved request limit has been reached." width="600" />
*Notification when the auto-approved request limit is met.*
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ The settings panel mirrors the same permissions with additional context and safe
- Mode switching is only auto‑approved when the mode-switch permission is enabled (covers switching to another mode and creating new modes).
- After auto‑writes, Roo waits using the global write‑delay control under Settings → Context Management → Diagnostics.

**Auto-approve limits:** You can cap how many consecutive auto-approved requests Roo can make (and optionally cap cost). See [Rate Limits and Costs](/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs#limiting-auto-approved-requests) for details.
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The link target (Rate Limits and Costs) currently documents the Max Requests limit, but not a cost cap, so saying "optionally cap cost" reads like the section covers Max Cost too. Consider either adding Max Cost details to that section, or remove the cost-cap mention here to avoid overpromising.

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**Auto-approve limits:** You can cap how many consecutive auto-approved requests Roo can make (and optionally cap cost). See [Rate Limits and Costs](/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs#limiting-auto-approved-requests) for details.
**Auto-approve limits:** You can cap how many consecutive auto-approved requests Roo can make. See [Rate Limits and Costs](/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs#limiting-auto-approved-requests) for details.

Fix it with Roo Code or mention @roomote and request a fix.


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:::info Read Operations (Risk: Medium)
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