Run tasks in the background with Dispatch changedcowork/guide/dispatch
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6161When a child task needs permission to take an action (such as running a command or writing a file outside its workspace), the prompt is forwarded to you. If you don't respond within ten minutes, the request is automatically denied and the task continues without that action.
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63Permission prompts behave the same as in a normal Cowork session.
63Permission prompts behave the same as in a normal Cowork session. A tool that is marked as needing a person's approval can ask on every call, even if you chose to always allow it. If nobody can be asked, the call can be refused.
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6565## Continue from a finished task
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