> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Approvals

> What waits for a person's yes in Performance+, who can give it, and where: budget recommendations, Jaina's proposals, ad changes, and switching ads on.

Changes to your ad account wait for a person to approve that exact change. "The Optimizer proposes. Jaina explains. You approve." The one exception is [Autopilot](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/performance/optimizer.md#modes), which you turn on for a portfolio and which applies budget moves inside caps you set. Here's what waits for a yes, and who can give it.

## What waits for a yes

| What | Where you approve | Who can approve |
| - | - | - |
| A [Paid optimization](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/performance/optimizer.md) budget recommendation | **Paid Optimization → Actions**, or from your assistant | **Operator** or higher |
| A move [Jaina](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/performance/jaina.md) proposes — a new audience, creative angles, a creative slate, a pipeline run, or an Optimizer approval | In the chat with Jaina, on that exact action | You, in the chat |
| Creating or changing a Meta campaign, ad set, ad, budget, or audience from your assistant | Your assistant shows a preview and waits for your yes | **Operator** or higher |
| Switching on a paused campaign, ad set, or ad, or a large budget increase | In the Continuum app, or from an Admin's or Owner's own assistant with `mcp_approval_grant` | **Admin** or **Owner** |

New campaigns, ad sets, and ads are always created **paused**. The Optimizer never pauses anything without a person approving that specific pause.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Approvals are part of [Performance+](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/performance/overview.md). See [pricing](https://trycontinuum.ai/#pricing).

## Try it

In the app, go to **Paid Optimization → Actions**, open a recommendation, read its reasoning, and approve or reject it.

Or ask Claude or ChatGPT:

* "Show me this week's budget recommendations and explain each one."
* "Approve the recommendations for our prospecting campaigns, and reject the rest."
* "Show me the paid changes waiting for my approval." (Admins and Owners)

## What's next

* [Paid optimization](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/performance/optimizer.md): How budget recommendations are made and applied.
* [Roles & permissions](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/settings/roles.md): Control who can approve.


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