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# Mark Approved • AI Agent SDK

> mark_approved: Mark a tool as approved in the current context.

# mark\_approved

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> This function is defined in the [**approval**](../modules/approval) module.

Mark a tool as approved in the current context.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def mark_approved(tool_name: str) -> Any
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="tool_name" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `approved.add`

## Used By

* [`Agent.execute_tool_async`](../functions/Agent-execute_tool_async)
* [`require_approval`](../functions/require_approval)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/approval.py` at line 253
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