# Changing autonomy during a task

Pause or wait for a safe boundary, change the task pill, confirm the new mode in the composer, and continue with an explicit instruction.

![Changing autonomy during a task in Foxora v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/workspace/autonomy-picker.webp)

## Where this lives

Open the autonomy control beside the composer.

Autonomy is set per task: Ask Permissions, Accept Edits, Auto, or Bypass Permissions. It controls when Foxora pauses before file, command, and consequential actions.

> **Safety:** Autonomy does not make external actions reversible. Publishing, sending, purchasing, deleting, and production changes require deliberate review.

## Steps

1. Open the autonomy control beside the composer.
2. Pause or wait for a safe boundary.
3. Change the task pill.
4. Confirm the new mode in the composer, and continue with an explicit instruction.
5. **Confirm the result.** Confirm that safe actions proceed at the intended level and that gated actions stop with a clear approval card.

## Choose the right path

- Ask Permissions for unfamiliar or sensitive work.
- Accept Edits for supervised coding.
- Auto for trusted, bounded tasks.
- Bypass Permissions only in disposable or tightly controlled environments.


## Confirm it worked

- Confirm that safe actions proceed at the intended level and that gated actions stop with a clear approval card.
- The screen, command, file, run, or destination named in this guide reflects the expected state.