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Use Permission Modes ​

Permission modes decide how much Silicon Worker needs to ask you before it acts. This guide helps you pick the right mode, cut down interruptions for common safe operations, and make sure sensitive operations are confirmed before they run.

This is the hands-on companion to the concept page Tools & risk levels. It's worth understanding risk levels first, then reading how to configure them here.

Understand risk levels first ​

Every tool (and even different uses of the same tool) carries a risk level:

  • Safe: read-only operations with no real-world effect, such as viewing files, searching content, or reading the calendar.
  • Low: operations that have an effect but are usually mild, such as creating or updating a record.
  • High: operations that may cause large or irreversible effects, such as writing or overwriting files, running commands, submitting forms, or deleting items.

Permission modes use these three levels to decide which operations can run directly and which must ask you first.

The three permission modes ​

  • Free: automatically allows Safe and Low operations, and asks only for High-risk operations. Fewest interruptions — good once you're comfortable with its behavior and want efficiency.
  • Controlled: asks you before any risky operation (Low and High). Safer — good for important content or unfamiliar tasks.
  • Restricted: denies by default, allowing only operations you've explicitly permitted. The strictest — good for highly sensitive situations.

How to choose and switch ​

  1. Open the permission options in Settings.
  2. Select one of the three modes above.

When unsure, stay cautious

When unsure, start with a more cautious mode (Controlled or Restricted), then loosen to Free once you're comfortable with its behavior.

Cut down interruptions for common safe operations ​

If you find yourself interrupted by too many confirmations, the mode is usually set too strict. Switching to Free lets Safe and Low operations run automatically, pausing only for High-risk ones — keeping the gate on genuinely sensitive actions while reducing everyday interruptions.

How sensitive operations are confirmed ​

When an operation reaches a risk level that needs confirmation, Silicon Worker pauses and explains what it's about to do, then runs it once you agree; you can also decline. A paused task continues from where it left off after you confirm.

Browser and desktop operations

Browser and desktop automation act directly on your real browser and apps, not confined to the workspace. High-risk actions among them (such as submitting forms or clicking delete buttons) are detected and gated through the confirmation mechanism above.

In addition, accessing system capabilities (accessibility, notifications, automation, calendars, reminders, full disk access, and so on) requires granting the corresponding permission at the system level. Silicon Worker guides you to System Settings when needed — see Grant system permissions.