How to

Approve a plan

Move approved work into the implementation phase.

What changes

approve validates the current plan, records it as accepted, and moves the Mission through the human approval gate. Placeholder or non-substantive plans are rejected.

When this helps

A human approved the current plan outside the CLI.
Work is blocked at the approval gate after planning.
The next action must move from planning to implementation.

Run this command

terminal

$sumr mission approve SUM-123# record approval

Flags you can use

--allow-custom-key

Accept a work key that does not match a configured work-provider prefix. Use only for local or intentionally custom work.

--json

Return a structured JSON envelope for scripts, CI jobs, and AI assistants.

--help, -h

Show the command syntax, supported flags, and examples without changing files.

Keep in mind

Approval is a workflow state, not a substitute for review.