shouldRequestApproval (pipeline/approval-gate.ts)

Utility for determining approval flow and formatting/parsing approval requests.

// Source: https://github.com/clawflint/oh-my-openclaw | License: MIT | Copyright 2026 clawflint
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export type ApprovalMode = 'required' | 'auto' | 'skip';

export interface ApprovalRequest {
  stage: string;
  nextStage: string;
  summary: string;
  cost: number;
}

export interface ApprovalDecision {
  approved: boolean;
  reason?: string;
}

export function shouldRequestApproval(mode: ApprovalMode, stage: string): boolean {
  if (mode === 'skip') return false;
  if (mode === 'auto') return false;
  // 'required' — ask before build and review stages
  return stage === 'build' || stage === 'review';
}

export function formatApprovalRequest(request: ApprovalRequest): string {
  return [
    `🔒 Approval Required: ${request.stage

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