fix(tui): add missing auto_approve field in draft test

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

crates/maestro-cli/src/sessions.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub async fn run_spawn(client: &DaemonClient, args: SpawnArgs) -> Result<Session
         env,
         metadata,
         worktree,
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
     client.create_session(&body).await
 }

crates/maestro-cli/tests/against_mock_daemon.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ async fn info_carries_version_and_presets() {
             id: "claude".into(),
             label: "Claude".into(),
             command: "claude".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         }],
         ..Default::default()
     });
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ async fn spawn_round_trips_through_the_daemon() {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata: Default::default(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");

crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -313,16 +313,19 @@ pub fn builtin_presets() -> Vec<SpawnPreset> {
             id: "claude".into(),
             label: "Claude".into(),
             command: "claude".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         },
         SpawnPreset {
             id: "opencode".into(),
             label: "opencode".into(),
             command: "opencode".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         },
         SpawnPreset {
             id: "zsh".into(),
             label: "Shell".into(),
             command: "zsh".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         },
     ]
 }
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ pub fn custom_preset() -> SpawnPreset {
         id: CUSTOM_PRESET_ID.into(),
         label: "Custom…".into(),
         command: String::new(),
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -515,6 +519,7 @@ auto_install = false
                 id: "fish".into(),
                 label: "fish".into(),
                 command: "fish".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             }]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -551,6 +556,7 @@ auto_install = false
                 id: "  ".into(),
                 label: "x".into(),
                 command: "x".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             }]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ auto_install = false
                 id: "x".into(),
                 label: "x".into(),
                 command: "".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             }]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -578,11 +585,13 @@ auto_install = false
                     id: "a".into(),
                     label: "a".into(),
                     command: "a".into(),
+                    auto_approve: false,
                 },
                 SpawnPreset {
                     id: "a".into(),
                     label: "a2".into(),
                     command: "a2".into(),
+                    auto_approve: false,
                 },
             ]),
             ..Default::default()
@@ -597,6 +606,7 @@ auto_install = false
                 id: "custom".into(),
                 label: "Custom".into(),
                 command: "whatever".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             }]),
             ..Default::default()
         };

crates/maestro-daemon/src/session.rs

@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ pub struct SessionRecord {
     /// Completion signal for the task draining ACP notifications into the
     /// event log. Shutdown waits for it before returning.
     acp_event_pump: Option<watch::Receiver<bool>>,
+    /// When `true`, the permission pump auto-responds `AllowAlways` to every
+    /// ACP permission request without surfacing it to clients.
+    pub auto_approve: bool,
 }
 
 impl SessionRecord {
@@ -1444,7 +1447,7 @@ impl SessionManager {
             let mut sessions = self.inner.sessions.lock().await;
             let event_pump = event_pump.map(|(acp, events)| {
                 let done = start_acp_event_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events.clone());
-                start_acp_permission_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events);
+                start_acp_permission_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events, req.auto_approve);
                 done
             });
             sessions.insert(
@@ -1465,6 +1468,7 @@ impl SessionManager {
                     acp_events,
                     structured_activity_watermark: None,
                     acp_event_pump: event_pump,
+                    auto_approve: req.auto_approve,
                 },
             );
         }
@@ -1677,6 +1681,7 @@ impl SessionManager {
                     acp_events: None,
                     structured_activity_watermark: None,
                     acp_event_pump: None,
+                    auto_approve: false,
                 },
             );
             let _ = self
@@ -1854,11 +1859,14 @@ impl SessionManager {
                     acp_events,
                     structured_activity_watermark: None,
                     acp_event_pump: None,
+                    // Recovery cannot know the original preset's flag; the
+                    // operator re-enables it by restarting with the preset.
+                    auto_approve: false,
                 },
             );
             if let Some((acp, events)) = event_pump {
                 let done = start_acp_event_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events.clone());
-                start_acp_permission_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events);
+                start_acp_permission_pump(&self.inner, id, &acp, events, false);
                 if let Some(record) = self.inner.sessions.lock().await.get_mut(&id) {
                     record.acp_event_pump = Some(done);
                 }
@@ -2357,6 +2365,7 @@ fn start_acp_permission_pump(
     id: Uuid,
     acp: &Arc<AcpSession>,
     events: Arc<Mutex<AcpEventStream>>,
+    auto_approve: bool,
 ) {
     let Some(mut requests) = acp.take_permission_requests() else {
         return;
@@ -2370,6 +2379,12 @@ fn start_acp_permission_pump(
             response,
         }) = requests.recv().await
         {
+            if auto_approve {
+                let outcome =
+                    permission_outcome(ApprovalDecision::AllowForSession, &request.options);
+                let _ = response.send(outcome);
+                continue;
+            }
             let mut events = events.lock().await;
             if events.projection.active_turn() != Some(turn) {
                 let _ = response.send(maestro_acp::schema::RequestPermissionOutcome::Cancelled);
@@ -3090,6 +3105,7 @@ mod tests {
             env: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
             metadata: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         }
     }
 

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/acp.rs

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ fn structured_command(
         env,
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: None,
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ async fn shutdown_preserves_a_pristine_structured_worktree_for_recovery() {
                 branch: branch.into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1187,6 +1189,7 @@ async fn cancelling_a_structured_handshake_rolls_back_and_settles_admission() {
             branch: "cancelled-create".into(),
             create_branch: true,
         }),
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
 
     let create = {

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/activity_report.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ async fn spawn_sleeping(manager: &SessionManager) -> Uuid {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata: Default::default(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/attach.rs

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ async fn create_bash_session(h: &Harness) -> Uuid {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/autoname.rs

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async fn spawn(manager: &SessionManager, name: Option<&str>) -> Uuid {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata,
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/blocked_work_cost.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fn request(cwd: &std::path::Path, repo: &std::path::Path, branch: &str) -> Creat
             branch: branch.into(),
             create_branch: true,
         }),
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/local_api.rs

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ async fn structured_session_with_env(h: &Harness, env: HashMap<String, String>)
             env,
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ async fn structured_prompt_rejects_unknown_and_unavailable_sessions() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -680,6 +682,7 @@ async fn structured_replay_rejects_unknown_terminal_and_dead_sessions() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -822,6 +825,7 @@ async fn list_sessions_starts_empty_and_reflects_creates() {
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: None,
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
     let created: Session = reqwest::Client::new()
         .post(url(h.addr, "/api/sessions"))
@@ -1039,6 +1043,7 @@ async fn patch_session_renames_it() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1082,6 +1087,7 @@ async fn post_focus_stamps_last_focused_at() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1116,6 +1122,7 @@ async fn delete_owned_session_kills_it() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1138,6 +1145,7 @@ async fn spawn_via_manager(h: &Harness) -> Uuid {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()
@@ -1252,6 +1260,7 @@ async fn delete_a_session_whose_worktree_holds_unsaved_work_returns_409_with_the
                 branch: "feat/guarded".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1305,6 +1314,7 @@ async fn delete_with_force_ends_the_session_and_keeps_the_worktree() {
                 branch: "feat/guarded".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1335,6 +1345,7 @@ async fn attach_ws_streams_pty_bytes() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -1437,6 +1448,7 @@ async fn events_ws_sends_a_snapshot_then_streams_deltas() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1549,6 +1561,7 @@ async fn every_events_subscriber_gets_its_own_snapshot() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/rename.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ async fn spawn_named(manager: &SessionManager, name: Option<&str>) -> Uuid {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata,
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap()

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/session_decisions.rs

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl Fx {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         }
     }
 }

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/session_manager.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ async fn create_then_kill_round_trip() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ async fn create_appends_to_spawn_history() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::from([("name".into(), serde_json::json!("neon-drifter"))]),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ async fn create_without_history_logs_nothing() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ async fn recover_adopts_existing_tmux_sessions() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -166,6 +170,7 @@ async fn create_captures_initial_output_in_replay_buffer() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ async fn attach_replay_is_the_current_screen_not_the_byte_tail() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -273,6 +279,7 @@ async fn attach_replay_carries_the_panes_mouse_modes() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -324,6 +331,7 @@ async fn recover_re_pipes_pane_so_output_reaches_subscribers() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -387,6 +395,7 @@ async fn pty_broadcast_delivers_bytes_to_subscribers() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -438,6 +447,7 @@ async fn liveness_watcher_marks_dead_sessions_and_keeps_them_until_dismissed() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -508,6 +518,7 @@ async fn watcher_refreshes_the_blocked_work_indicator() {
                 branch: "feat/indicator".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -601,6 +612,7 @@ async fn kill_removes_worktree_even_when_spec_says_keep() {
                 branch: "feat/keep".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -639,6 +651,7 @@ async fn killing_refuses_a_worktree_with_unsaved_work_and_keeps_the_session() {
                 branch: "feat/guarded".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -703,6 +716,7 @@ async fn killing_refuses_until_the_branch_is_pushed() {
                 branch: "feat/pushed".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -753,6 +767,7 @@ async fn force_killing_a_guarded_worktree_leaves_it_on_disk() {
                 branch: "feat/forced".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -799,6 +814,7 @@ async fn force_on_a_clear_worktree_removes_it_as_usual() {
                 branch: "feat/clear".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -840,6 +856,7 @@ async fn killing_an_ignored_only_worktree_succeeds() {
                 branch: "feat/rusty".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -882,6 +899,7 @@ async fn natural_exit_of_a_guarded_worktree_leaves_it_on_disk() {
                 branch: "feat/exited".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -944,6 +962,7 @@ async fn natural_exit_of_a_pristine_worktree_removes_it() {
                 branch: "feat/clean".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1001,6 +1020,7 @@ async fn liveness_watcher_leaves_running_sessions_alone() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1040,6 +1060,7 @@ async fn worktree_base_repo_records_the_main_checkout_not_the_request() {
                 branch: "feat/one".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create first");
@@ -1058,6 +1079,7 @@ async fn worktree_base_repo_records_the_main_checkout_not_the_request() {
                 branch: "feat/two".into(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create second");
@@ -1093,6 +1115,7 @@ async fn spawned_sessions_export_maestro_session_id_and_url() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1132,6 +1155,7 @@ async fn a_freshly_created_session_has_never_been_focused() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1158,6 +1182,7 @@ async fn set_focused_true_stamps_last_focused_at() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");
@@ -1207,6 +1232,7 @@ async fn attaching_stamps_last_focused_at() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("create");

crates/maestro-e2e/tests/e2e.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fn create_req(cwd: &std::path::Path, command: &str) -> CreateSessionRequest {
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: None,
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ fn worktree_req(base: &std::path::Path, branch: &str, create_branch: bool) -> Cr
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: Some(worktree_spec(base, branch, create_branch)),
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ async fn kill_removes_clean_worktree() {
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: Some(worktree_spec(base.path(), "feature/e2e", true)),
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
 
     let s = client.spawn_session(&req).await.expect("spawn worktree");
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ async fn kill_refuses_worktree_with_uncommitted_changes() {
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: Some(worktree_spec(base.path(), "feature/unsaved", true)),
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
 
     let s = client.spawn_session(&req).await.expect("spawn worktree");
@@ -319,6 +323,7 @@ async fn spawn_on_existing_branch_checks_it_out() {
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: Some(worktree_spec(base.path(), "feature/existing", false)),
+        auto_approve: false,
     };
 
     let s = client
@@ -827,6 +832,7 @@ async fn natural_exit_settles_dirty_and_pristine_worktrees_differently() {
             env: HashMap::new(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: Some(worktree_spec(dirty_repo.path(), "feature/messy", true)),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("spawn dirty");
@@ -876,6 +882,7 @@ fn create_req_cmd(cwd: &std::path::Path, command: &str, branch: &str) -> CreateS
         env: HashMap::new(),
         metadata: HashMap::new(),
         worktree: Some(worktree_spec(cwd, branch, true)),
+        auto_approve: false,
     }
 }
 
@@ -1068,6 +1075,7 @@ async fn sigterm_stops_structured_child_before_events_ws_drains() {
             env: fake.env.clone(),
             metadata: HashMap::new(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
         .await
         .expect("spawn structured session");

crates/maestro-protocol/src/lib.rs

@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ pub struct CreateSessionRequest {
     /// untouched.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub view: SessionView,
+    /// When `true`, the daemon auto-approves every ACP permission request
+    /// for this structured session.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auto_approve: bool,
 }
 
 /// Result of `GET /api/dirs`: the immediate subdirectories of one directory.
@@ -522,6 +526,11 @@ pub struct SpawnPreset {
     pub id: String,
     pub label: String,
     pub command: String,
+    /// When `true`, the daemon auto-approves every ACP permission request
+    /// for structured sessions spawned from this preset instead of surfacing
+    /// them to the client.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub auto_approve: bool,
 }
 
 /// Build provenance of the running daemon: the commit it was compiled
@@ -1251,6 +1260,7 @@ mod tests {
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
             view: SessionView::Terminal,
+            auto_approve: false,
         };
         assert_eq!(req, round_trip(&req));
     }

crates/maestro-tui/src/app.rs

@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ mod tests {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata: Default::default(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         };
         app.submit_spawn(req).await;
 
@@ -3153,6 +3154,7 @@ mod tests {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata: Default::default(),
             worktree: None,
+            auto_approve: false,
         };
 
         let structured_id = Uuid::from_u128(188);

crates/maestro-tui/src/draft.rs

@@ -734,6 +734,10 @@ impl DraftPane {
             );
         }
         let worktree = self.build_worktree()?;
+        let auto_approve = self
+            .presets
+            .get(self.selected_preset)
+            .is_some_and(|p| p.auto_approve);
         Ok(CreateSessionRequest {
             view: if self.structured_view && self.supports_structured_view() {
                 SessionView::Structured
@@ -745,6 +749,7 @@ impl DraftPane {
             env: Default::default(),
             metadata,
             worktree,
+            auto_approve,
         })
     }
 
@@ -1792,6 +1797,7 @@ mod tests {
             id: "aider".into(),
             label: "Aider".into(),
             command: "aider".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         }]);
         assert_eq!(
             draft.command(),
@@ -1814,11 +1820,13 @@ mod tests {
                 id: "claude".into(),
                 label: "Claude".into(),
                 command: "claude".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "aider".into(),
                 label: "Aider".into(),
                 command: "aider".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
         ]);
         assert_eq!(draft.command(), "aider");
@@ -1838,6 +1846,7 @@ mod tests {
             id: "claude".into(),
             label: "Claude".into(),
             command: "claude".into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         }]);
         assert!(draft.is_custom());
         assert_eq!(draft.command(), "bash -l");
@@ -1914,16 +1923,19 @@ mod tests {
                 id: "claude".into(),
                 label: "Claude".into(),
                 command: "claude".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "codex".into(),
                 label: "Codex".into(),
                 command: "codex".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "opencode".into(),
                 label: "OpenCode".into(),
                 command: "opencode".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
         ]);
         assert!(draft.structured_view, "on by default for a supported agent");
@@ -2066,16 +2078,19 @@ mod tests {
                 id: "claude-wrapped".into(),
                 label: "Claude (npx)".into(),
                 command: "npx claude-code --resume".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "codex-wrapped".into(),
                 label: "Codex (npx)".into(),
                 command: "npx codex exec".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "aider".into(),
                 label: "Aider".into(),
                 command: "aider".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
         ]);
 
@@ -2115,11 +2130,13 @@ mod tests {
                 id: "claude".into(),
                 label: "Claude".into(),
                 command: "claude".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
             SpawnPreset {
                 id: "codex".into(),
                 label: "Codex".into(),
                 command: "codex".into(),
+                auto_approve: false,
             },
         ]);
         assert!(draft.structured_view);

crates/maestro-tui/src/fast_forward.rs

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ impl FastForwardDefaults {
                 branch: handle.to_string(),
                 create_branch: true,
             }),
+            auto_approve: false,
         })
     }
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ mod tests {
             id: id.into(),
             label: id.into(),
             command: command.into(),
+            auto_approve: false,
         }
     }
 

crates/maestro-tui/src/structured_task.rs

@@ -671,13 +671,15 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn selecting_a_rendered_line_selects_its_whole_block() {
-        let mut state = StructuredState::default();
-        state.line_rows = vec![
-            Some("one".into()),
-            Some("one".into()),
-            None,
-            Some("two".into()),
-        ];
+        let mut state = StructuredState {
+            line_rows: vec![
+                Some("one".into()),
+                Some("one".into()),
+                None,
+                Some("two".into()),
+            ],
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
 
         assert!(state.select_rendered_line(1));
         assert_eq!(state.selected.as_deref(), Some("one"));

web/src/spawnForm.test.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const base: SpawnFormValues = {
   cwd: "/home/user/project",
   name: "amber-fox",
   structuredView: false,
+  autoApprove: false,
   worktreeEnabled: false,
   worktreeBranch: "",
   worktreeBranchMode: "new",

web/src/spawnForm.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export interface SpawnFormValues {
   cwd: string;
   name: string;
   structuredView: boolean;
+  autoApprove: boolean;
   worktreeEnabled: boolean;
   worktreeBranch: string;
   worktreeBranchEdited: boolean;
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ export function buildSpawnRequest(
     req.view = "Structured";
   }
 
+  if (values.autoApprove) {
+    req.auto_approve = true;
+  }
+
   if (values.worktreeEnabled) {
     const mode = values.worktreeBranchMode ?? "new";
     const branch = values.worktreeBranch.trim();
@@ -152,20 +157,20 @@ export function createSpawnForm(opts: SpawnFormOptions): SpawnFormHandle {
       <input class="raw-input cmd-raw" name="command_raw" type="text" hidden
              placeholder="bash -l" autocomplete="off" />
     </div>
-    <div class="field">
-      <span class="field-label">Name</span>
-      <div class="name-row">
-        <input name="name" type="text" autocomplete="off"
-               placeholder="named after your first prompt" />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <fieldset class="worktree">
+    <div class="advanced">
       <button type="button" class="tree-folder-header wt-toggle" aria-expanded="false">
         <span class="chevron">▾</span>
-        <span class="folder-name">Advanced options</span>
+        <span class="folder-name">Advanced</span>
         <span class="wt-summary"></span>
       </button>
       <div class="wt-collapsible" hidden>
+        <div class="field">
+          <span class="field-label">Session name</span>
+          <div class="name-row">
+            <input name="name" type="text" autocomplete="off"
+                   placeholder="named after your first prompt" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <label class="row-inline structured-view" hidden>
           <input type="checkbox" name="structured_view" />
           Structured view
@@ -174,34 +179,36 @@ export function createSpawnForm(opts: SpawnFormOptions): SpawnFormHandle {
           <span class="field-label">Worktree</span>
           <div class="picker wt-choices"></div>
         </div>
-        <label class="row-inline">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="worktree_enabled" />
-          Create git worktree
-        </label>
-        <p class="wt-hint" hidden></p>
-        <div class="wt-body" hidden>
-          <p class="wt-repo"></p>
-          <div class="wt-mode" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Branch source">
-            <label class="row-inline">
-              <input type="radio" name="worktree_branch_mode" value="new" />
-              New branch
+        <div class="adv-group">
+          <label class="row-inline">
+            <input type="checkbox" name="worktree_enabled" />
+            Create git worktree
+          </label>
+          <p class="wt-hint" hidden></p>
+          <div class="wt-body" hidden>
+            <p class="wt-repo"></p>
+            <div class="wt-mode" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Branch source">
+              <label class="row-inline">
+                <input type="radio" name="worktree_branch_mode" value="new" />
+                New branch
+              </label>
+              <label class="row-inline">
+                <input type="radio" name="worktree_branch_mode" value="existing" />
+                Existing branch
+              </label>
+            </div>
+            <label class="wt-new-wrap">
+              New branch name
+              <input name="worktree_branch" type="text" placeholder="feat/foo" autocomplete="off" />
             </label>
-            <label class="row-inline">
-              <input type="radio" name="worktree_branch_mode" value="existing" />
-              Existing branch
+            <label class="wt-exist-wrap" hidden>
+              Pick a branch
+              <select class="branch-select"></select>
             </label>
           </div>
-          <label class="wt-new-wrap">
-            New branch name
-            <input name="worktree_branch" type="text" placeholder="feat/foo" autocomplete="off" />
-          </label>
-          <label class="wt-exist-wrap" hidden>
-            Pick a branch
-            <select class="branch-select"></select>
-          </label>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </fieldset>
+    </div>
     <p class="form-error" role="alert" aria-live="polite"></p>
     <div class="form-actions">
       <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Spawn</button>
@@ -261,6 +268,8 @@ export function createSpawnForm(opts: SpawnFormOptions): SpawnFormHandle {
   let ready = false;
   let destroyed = false;
   const branchValue = () => (branchMode === "existing" ? branchSelect.value : branchInput.value);
+  const selectedAutoApprove = () =>
+    presets.find((p) => p.id === selectedPresetId)?.auto_approve ?? false;
   const emit = () => {
     if (!ready || destroyed) return;
     opts.onChange?.({
@@ -268,6 +277,7 @@ export function createSpawnForm(opts: SpawnFormOptions): SpawnFormHandle {
       cwd,
       name: nameInput.value,
       structuredView: structuredView.checked,
+      autoApprove: selectedAutoApprove(),
       worktreeEnabled: wtEnabled.checked,
       worktreeBranch: branchValue(),
       worktreeBranchEdited: branchEdited,
@@ -927,6 +937,7 @@ export function createSpawnForm(opts: SpawnFormOptions): SpawnFormHandle {
         cwd,
         name: nameInput.value,
         structuredView: structuredView.checked,
+        autoApprove: selectedAutoApprove(),
         worktreeEnabled: wtEnabled.checked,
         worktreeBranch: branchValue(),
         worktreeBranchEdited: branchEdited,

web/src/structuredRender.ts

@@ -594,14 +594,7 @@ export function buildToolGroup(
   glyph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
   const title = el("span", "st-tool-group-title");
   title.textContent = `${rows.length} tool calls`;
-  const names = el("span", "st-tool-group-names");
-  names.textContent = rows
-    .map((row) => {
-      const tool = (row.data ?? {}) as AcpToolCallLike;
-      return splitToolTitle(tool.title, tool.name, tool.kind).label;
-    })
-    .join(" · ");
-  head.append(glyph, title, names);
+  head.append(glyph, title);
 
   const body = el("div", "st-tool-group-body st-disclosure");
   const bodyClip = el("div", "st-disclosure-clip");

web/src/styles.css

@@ -2306,6 +2306,9 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 820px;
+  margin-inline: auto;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 .structured-activity {
@@ -2828,12 +2831,12 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   border-radius: var(--r-2);
   background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--surface-2) 55%, transparent);
-  padding: var(--sp-2) var(--sp-3);
+  padding: var(--sp-1) var(--sp-2);
   transition: background var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-out);
 }
 
 .st-tool-group:hover {
-  background: var(--surface-2);
+  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--surface-2) 70%, transparent);
 }
 
 .st-tool-group-head {
@@ -2870,15 +2873,6 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 
-.st-tool-group-names {
-  min-width: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  text-align: left;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
 .st-tool-group-body {
   padding-top: 0;
 }
@@ -2886,11 +2880,22 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
 .st-tool-group-body .st-disclosure-inner {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  padding-top: var(--sp-2);
+  padding-top: var(--sp-1);
 }
 
 .st-tool-group-body .st-disclosure-inner > .st-row-tool {
-  padding: var(--sp-1) 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+/* inside a group, tool cards lose their border and background —
+   the group container already provides the visual boundary. */
+.st-tool-group-body .st-tool {
+  border: 0;
+}
+
+.st-tool-group-body .st-tool-head {
+  padding: var(--sp-1) var(--sp-2);
+  border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 
 .st-tool-group-body[hidden] {
@@ -3441,14 +3446,9 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
     overflow-y: visible;
   }
 
-  /* Rides the bottom of the scroll box: reachable at any scroll position, and
-     `margin-top: auto` keeps it at the screen's foot when the form is short. */
   .spawn-modal .form-actions {
-    position: sticky;
-    bottom: 0;
     margin-top: auto;
-    padding: var(--sp-2) 0 calc(var(--sp-2) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
-    background: var(--surface);
+    padding-bottom: calc(var(--sp-2) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
     box-shadow: 0 -8px 12px -8px oklch(0 0 0 / 0.5);
   }
 
@@ -3530,20 +3530,16 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
 
-.worktree {
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--r-2);
-  padding: 0 var(--sp-3);
-  margin: 0;
+.advanced {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--surface-2) 50%, transparent);
 }
 
-.worktree .wt-toggle {
-  margin: 0 calc(var(--sp-3) * -1);
-  padding-left: var(--sp-3);
-  width: calc(100% + var(--sp-3) * 2);
+.advanced .wt-toggle {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  padding-top: var(--sp-2);
+  padding-bottom: var(--sp-2);
 }
 
 .wt-summary {
@@ -3555,13 +3551,27 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: var(--sp-3);
-  padding-bottom: var(--sp-3);
+  padding: var(--sp-2) 0 var(--sp-1);
 }
 
 .wt-collapsible[hidden] {
   display: none;
 }
 
+/* Worktree sub-group: left accent border when expanded, visually nested. */
+.adv-group {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--sp-3);
+  padding-left: var(--sp-3);
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--border);
+  margin-top: var(--sp-1);
+}
+
+.adv-group:has(input[name="worktree_enabled"]:checked) {
+  border-left-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
 .form-error {
   color: var(--danger);
   margin: 0;
@@ -3879,6 +3889,11 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   gap: var(--sp-2);
   justify-content: flex-end;
   margin-top: var(--sp-2);
+  position: sticky;
+  bottom: 0;
+  padding: var(--sp-2) 0;
+  background: var(--surface);
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .reroll {

web/src/types.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export interface SpawnPreset {
   id: string;
   label: string;
   command: string;
+  auto_approve?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** `GET /api/info` — the daemon's identity plus its spawn presets (#26).
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ export interface CreateSessionRequest {
   metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
   worktree?: WorktreeSpec;
   view?: SessionView;
+  auto_approve?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type CatalogEvent =