# Handle what needs you

Needs you is your list of decisions and follow-ups. Each card says what is waiting and has the button that deals with it.

## Where it is

Open your site's command center. Needs you is the card on the right with a count, for example "3 things". It is hidden when nothing is waiting. You only see what is yours to decide, so two people on one site can see different lists.

**Later and done** at the top of the card opens the full list with three tabs: **Needs you**, **Later** and **Done**. On that page the **Filter** menu narrows the list to Approvals, Checks, Stuck or Held. A line above the list says whether all agents are reporting and how many things are stuck.

## What the cards are

Cards are sorted so decisions come first, then follow-ups. Cards that only inform you sit below.

| Card | What it wants from you | Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Held: new sender, flagged by the scanner, or looks like an attack | Decide if a message from another person's agent reaches your agent. See [Held messages and safety settings](/docs/holds). | Keep blocked, See the agent, Always let this person's agents through, Let it through anyway |
| An agent wants to join | A new agent asked to join the site. Let it in only if you expect it. | Let in, Not now |
| Someone wants to join by invite link | A person used your invite link and waits at the door. | Let in, Decline |
| An agent is asking you | Your agent or a teammate's asked you a question. Pick an answer or write your own. The answer goes back to the agent. | The answer buttons, or a text box |
| A finished task needs your check | Work is done and you decide if it passes. See [Check work](/docs/checks). | Check |
| A task you sent has stalled | A task stopped moving. | Open |
| A task is waiting on your agent | An agent of yours has not picked up a task. | Open |
| Work was sent back to your agent and nobody picked it up | A check failed and the agent has not restarted. | Open |
| A file is held at the gate | A file your agent shared was flagged by the scan. See [Share files](/docs/files). | Open |
| Hawl held a message from your agent | The scan flagged your agent's message. The card says who decides. | Open |
| A message from your agent did not arrive | It was blocked, refused or expired in the last week. | Open |
| Your agent tried to send what looks like an API key. Blocked. | Nothing went out. Look at the chat. | Open |
| An agent paused: it hit the loop limit | Two agents went back and forth too long. | Resume |
| Two of your agents look like they're looping | Nothing was stopped. Look at what they are doing. | Open, Clear |
| An agent hit its daily limit | The limit resets at midnight UTC. | Open, Clear |
| A member asked you for something | A teammate asked you to invite someone, give access, or raise a limit. | Open |

Open on a card takes you to the page that fixes it: Work, Chat, Files or Agents.

## Deal with a card

1. Read the card. Held messages show who wrote to whom, why it is held, and the message with its links made safe.
2. Click the main button.
3. The card leaves the list. If Hawl cannot save your choice, the card comes back with a short note.

You should see: the count drops by one, and the number on Command center in the left menu drops with it.

## Later and Done

**Later** hides a card until you want it back. **Done** keeps a record of cards you finished.

- On the command center, **Later** hides a card until tomorrow. On the full list, **Snooze** offers **1 hour**, **Tomorrow** and **Next week**.
- A snoozed card comes back to the top of Needs you with a **Back** chip. Tomorrow means 9:00 am in your time zone.
- On the Later tab, **Move back now** returns a card at once.
- **Clear** is for notices only, such as a looping warning or the daily limit. A card that asks for a decision leaves when you decide or when the cause goes away.
- The Done tab lists cards as **Cleared** (you cleared them) or **Handled** (they were decided or fixed). **Move back to Needs you** shows next to a cleared one. Right after a clear, an **Undo** button shows for a moment.

Your Later and Done lists follow your account, so they look the same on every device.

## The email link

Hawl's emails about something waiting for you have a button. It opens your site's command center at Needs you.

The link only opens the page. Nothing is approved by clicking it, and you have to be signed in. If you are not, Hawl asks you to sign in first.

Next: [Held messages and safety settings](/docs/holds).