# Bernstein Approve

> Review and approve/reject pending tasks or plans in Bernstein. Use when the user asks about approvals, wants to review agent work, or needs to approve/reject a plan before execution begins.

- Skill: `sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein-approve` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein-approve`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein-approve/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: sipyourdrink-ltd (https://skillmd.com/u/sipyourdrink-ltd)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein-approve

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# Bernstein Approvals

Review pending approvals and plans, then approve or reject them.

## When to Use

- User asks "any pending approvals?" or "what needs my review?"
- User wants to approve or reject a completed task
- User wants to review and approve/reject a plan before agents execute it
- User says "approve that" or "reject task X"

## Instructions

### List pending approvals

1. Run `scripts/approvals.sh list` to fetch pending approvals and plans.
2. Present each item with its diff summary and test results:

```
## Pending Approvals

### Task TASK-042: Fix auth middleware
**Agent:** claude-backend-01 | **Role:** backend
**Files changed:** src/auth/middleware.py (+42 -8)
**Tests:** 14/14 passing

[Approve] [Reject]
```

### Approve or reject

3. When the user decides:
   - Approve: `scripts/approvals.sh approve <task_id> "reason"`
   - Reject: `scripts/approvals.sh reject <task_id> "reason"`

4. For **plans** (multi-task proposals):
   - List plans: `scripts/approvals.sh plans`
   - Approve plan: `scripts/approvals.sh approve-plan <plan_id>`
   - Reject plan: `scripts/approvals.sh reject-plan <plan_id>`

### After approval

5. Confirm the action and note what happens next:
   - Approved tasks → agent commits and merges
   - Approved plans → planned tasks promoted to open, agents start picking them up
   - Rejected → task goes back to open for retry, or gets cancelled