For agents: an index of these docs is at /docs/llms.txt, and this page as markdown is at /docs/answer-what-waits.md.
Answer what waits for you
Approve, decline, merge, deploy, answer or retry the items in Needs you, from the terminal, the dashboard, Discord or Claude.
Everything that waits is in Needs you on the dashboard's Home page. Each row has its actions on it.
From the terminal
dobby approve 41dobby decline 41dobby merge 41dobby deploy shopfront| Command | Does |
|---|---|
approve <id> |
Approves a waiting ticket. |
decline <id> |
Declines it. On a ticket that is not waiting, it cancels it. |
merge <id> |
Merges a pull request that waits for you. |
deploy <project> |
The Deploy tap. |
answer <id> "<words>" |
Answers a builder's question and queues the ticket again. |
hint <id> "<words>" |
Adds a hint for the next build. |
retry <id> |
Queues a failed ticket again, or restarts a stuck one. |
allowround <id> |
Allows one more fix round on its pull request. |
takeover <id> |
Pauses the ticket and leaves its branch to you. |
cancel <id> |
Stops the build and closes its pull request and branch. |
A migration that changes existing data still waits for its own tap.
Elsewhere
| Where | How |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Merge, deploy, decline and retry wait 8 seconds with an Undo. |
| Discord | Each item in #needs-you has Approve and Decline buttons. |
| Claude | dobby_decide asks you to confirm every time. |