{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.narrow-auto-review-rules","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.narrow-auto-review-rules","name":"Narrow Auto Review rules bound to an action and a scope","category":"safety","problem":"Broad rules such as allow everything in the browser age badly, because websites and tool behaviour change.","technique":"Write rules bound to a known action and scope, for example require approval before sending any external email, or always allow running git status in /workspace/reports. Remember Require Approval wins whenever both kinds of rule match.","why_it_works":"Always Allow only lets an action proceed when the automated review finds no independent reason to stop, so an allow-list entry is a preference and not a guarantee.","when_to_use":"Settings, General, Auto-review.","manual_ref":"1.10","evidence":"documented","source_url":"https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy","related":["pat.allow-once-until-scoped","pat.approvals-are-model-checking-model"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}