Action Approval Request

Before an agent does something important, like sending an email, it shows exactly what it will do and waits for Allow or Deny.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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How to use it

Click Copy the code, or download the file.
Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
Change --accent at the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.

What you get

Works in light and dark mode automatically
Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
Fits phones, tablets and desktops
Respects the reduced motion setting
No framework, so it works with any stack

The code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
  Action Approval Request: a free AI UI component
  From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
  https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/

  How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
  Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
  Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
  data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Action Approval Request | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="Before an agent does something important, like sending an email, it shows exactly what it will do and waits for Allow or Deny.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
  --accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
  --bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
  --line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
  --radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
  --font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,620px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:16px 18px}
.card h2{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}
.muted{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
.num{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}
.btn.sm{padding:5px 10px;font-size:13px;border-radius:8px}
.ib{width:28px;height:28px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);border-radius:7px;cursor:pointer;flex:none}
.ib:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}.ib:disabled{opacity:.3;cursor:not-allowed}
.pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;border-radius:99px;padding:2px 9px;border:1px solid}
.pill.run{color:var(--accent);border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 40%,var(--line))}
.pill.ok{color:var(--good);border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--good) 40%,var(--line))}
.pill.bad{color:var(--bad);border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--bad) 40%,var(--line))}
.pill.wait{color:var(--muted);border-color:var(--line)}
pre{margin:0;font:12.5px/1.55 var(--mono);background:var(--surface-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:10px 12px;overflow-x:auto;color:var(--ink)}
.tg{width:40px;height:23px;border-radius:99px;background:var(--line);position:relative;flex:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:0}
.tg::after{content:"";position:absolute;top:3px;left:3px;width:17px;height:17px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;transition:left .15s}
.tg[aria-checked=true]{background:var(--accent)}.tg[aria-checked=true]::after{left:20px}
.ap{border:1.5px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--warn) 50%,var(--line));background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--warn) 6%,var(--surface));border-radius:var(--radius);padding:16px 18px}
.ap .hd{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:12px}
.ap .hd svg{color:var(--warn);flex:none;margin-top:1px}
.ap h2{margin:0;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink)}.ap .hd p{margin:2px 0 0;font-size:13.5px}
.mail{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 14px;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:14px}
.mail dl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:64px 1fr;gap:4px 10px;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:13px}
.mail dt{color:var(--muted)}.mail dd{margin:0;color:var(--ink);overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.mail p{margin:0;line-height:1.6;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:10px}
.acts{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.res{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:10px}
.res.ok{color:var(--good);background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--good) 10%,var(--surface))}.res.no{color:var(--muted);background:var(--surface-2)}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <section class="ap" id="ap" aria-labelledby="aph">
    <div class="hd"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" height="20" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 3l8 3v6c0 5-3.5 8-8 9-4.5-1-8-4-8-9V6z"/></svg><div><h2 id="aph">The assistant wants to send an email</h2><p>Check the details. Nothing is sent until you allow it.</p></div></div>
    <div class="mail"><dl><dt>To</dt><dd>sam.porter@example.com</dd><dt>Subject</dt><dd>Moving our meeting to Thursday</dd></dl>
      <p>Hi Sam, could we move our meeting to Thursday at 3pm? Let me know if that works. Thanks, Jo</p></div>
    <div class="acts" id="acts"><button class="btn" type="button" data-a="deny" id="deny">Deny</button><button class="btn" type="button" data-a="edit">Edit first</button><button class="btn pri" type="button" data-a="allow">Allow and send</button></div>
  </section>
  <button class="btn" type="button" id="again" style="align-self:center" hidden>Show the request again</button>
</div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var acts=document.getElementById('acts'),again=document.getElementById('again'),html=acts.innerHTML;
// Tell your agent the decision here: 'allow', 'deny' or 'edit'.
function decide(a){if(a==='edit'){document.querySelector('.mail p').setAttribute('contenteditable','true');document.querySelector('.mail p').focus();return;}
  acts.innerHTML=a==='allow'?'<div class="res ok" role="status"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4 12l5 5L20 6\"/></svg>Email sent to sam.porter@example.com</div>':'<div class="res no" role="status">You denied this action. Nothing was sent.</div>';again.hidden=false;}
acts.addEventListener('click',function(e){var b=e.target.closest('button');if(b)decide(b.dataset.a);});
again.addEventListener('click',function(){acts.innerHTML=html;again.hidden=true;document.querySelector('.mail p').removeAttribute('contenteditable');document.getElementById('deny').focus();});
document.getElementById('deny').focus();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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