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# Is Allowed • AI Agent SDK

> is_allowed: Check if a tool is allowed.

# is\_allowed

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> This is a method of the [**PermissionAllowlist**](../classes/PermissionAllowlist) class in the [**approval**](../modules/approval) module.

Check if a tool is allowed.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def is_allowed(tool_name: str, path: Optional[str]) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="tool_name" type="str" required={true}>
  Name of the tool
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="path" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Optional path to check against allowed paths
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if tool is allowed (optionally for the given path)
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `normpath`

## Source

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