From 085a60d7095fa3baf6da102f1ac78188c3ffef91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hannes Rudolph Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:43:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: link Auto-Approve limits and clarify Unlimited --- docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md | 2 ++ docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md b/docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md index b90c1733..2f4ab373 100644 --- a/docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md +++ b/docs/advanced-usage/rate-limits-costs.md @@ -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. Warning message indicating the auto-approved request limit has been reached. *Notification when the auto-approved request limit is met.* diff --git a/docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx b/docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx index 602b8c6a..88aa9e66 100644 --- a/docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx +++ b/docs/features/auto-approving-actions.mdx @@ -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. + ### Read Operations :::info Read Operations (Risk: Medium)