# Confirmation
An alert-based component for managing tool execution approval workflows with request, accept, and reject states.
The `Confirmation` component provides a flexible system for displaying tool approval requests and their outcomes. Perfect for showing users when AI tools require approval before execution, and displaying the approval status afterward.
See `scripts/confirmation.tsx` for this example.
## Installation
```bash
npx ai-elements@latest add confirmation
```
## Usage with AI SDK
Build a chat UI with tool approval workflow where dangerous tools require user confirmation before execution.
Add the following component to your frontend:
```tsx title="app/page.tsx"
"use client";
import { useChat } from "@ai-sdk/react";
import { DefaultChatTransport, type ToolUIPart } from "ai";
import { useState } from "react";
import { CheckIcon, XIcon } from "lucide-react";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Confirmation,
ConfirmationTitle,
ConfirmationRequest,
ConfirmationAccepted,
ConfirmationRejected,
ConfirmationActions,
ConfirmationAction,
} from "@/components/ai-elements/confirmation";
import { MessageResponse } from "@/components/ai-elements/message";
type DeleteFileInput = {
filePath: string;
confirm: boolean;
};
type DeleteFileToolUIPart = ToolUIPart<{
delete_file: {
input: DeleteFileInput;
output: { success: boolean; message: string };
};
}>;
const Example = () => {
const { messages, sendMessage, status, addToolApprovalResponse } = useChat({
transport: new DefaultChatTransport({
api: "/api/chat",
}),
});
const handleDeleteFile = () => {
sendMessage({ text: "Delete the file at /tmp/example.txt" });
};
const latestMessage = messages[messages.length - 1];
const deleteTool = latestMessage?.parts?.find(
(part) => part.type === "tool-delete_file"
) as DeleteFileToolUIPart | undefined;
return (
{deleteTool?.approval && (
This tool wants to delete:{" "}
{deleteTool.input?.filePath}
Do you approve this action?
You approved this tool executionYou rejected this tool execution
addToolApprovalResponse({
id: deleteTool.approval!.id,
approved: false,
})
}
>
Reject
addToolApprovalResponse({
id: deleteTool.approval!.id,
approved: true,
})
}
>
Approve
)}
{deleteTool?.output && (
{deleteTool.output.success
? deleteTool.output.message
: `Error: ${deleteTool.output.message}`}
)}
);
};
export default Example;
```
Add the following route to your backend:
```ts title="app/api/chat/route.tsx"
import { streamText, UIMessage, convertToModelMessages } from "ai";
import { z } from "zod";
// Allow streaming responses up to 30 seconds
export const maxDuration = 30;
export async function POST(req: Request) {
const { messages }: { messages: UIMessage[] } = await req.json();
const result = streamText({
model: "openai/gpt-4o",
messages: await convertToModelMessages(messages),
tools: {
delete_file: {
description: "Delete a file from the file system",
parameters: z.object({
filePath: z.string().describe("The path to the file to delete"),
confirm: z
.boolean()
.default(false)
.describe("Confirmation that the user wants to delete the file"),
}),
requireApproval: true, // Enable approval workflow
execute: async ({ filePath, confirm }) => {
if (!confirm) {
return {
success: false,
message: "Deletion not confirmed",
};
}
// Simulate file deletion
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
return {
success: true,
message: `Successfully deleted ${filePath}`,
};
},
},
},
});
return result.toUIMessageStreamResponse();
}
```
## Features
- Context-based state management for approval workflow
- Conditional rendering based on approval state
- Support for approval-requested, approval-responded, output-denied, and output-available states
- Built on shadcn/ui Alert and Button components
- TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
- Customizable styling with Tailwind CSS
- Keyboard navigation and accessibility support
- Theme-aware with automatic dark mode support
## Examples
### Approval Request State
Shows the approval request with action buttons when state is `approval-requested`.
See `scripts/confirmation-request.tsx` for this example.
### Approved State
Shows the accepted status when user approves and state is `approval-responded` or `output-available`.
See `scripts/confirmation-accepted.tsx` for this example.
### Rejected State
Shows the rejected status when user rejects and state is `output-denied`.
See `scripts/confirmation-rejected.tsx` for this example.
## Props
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `approval` | `ToolUIPart[` | - | The approval object containing the approval ID and status. If not provided or undefined, the component will not render. |
| `state` | `ToolUIPart[` | - | The current state of the tool (input-streaming, input-available, approval-requested, approval-responded, output-denied, or output-available). Will not render for input-streaming or input-available states. |
| `className` | `string` | - | Additional CSS classes to apply to the Alert component. |
| `...props` | `React.ComponentProps` | - | Any other props are spread to the Alert component. |
### ``
A styled description element for displaying a title or label within the confirmation alert.
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `...props` | `React.ComponentProps` | - | Any other props are spread to the underlying AlertDescription component. |
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `children` | `React.ReactNode` | - | The content to display when approval is requested. Only renders when state is |
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `children` | `React.ReactNode` | - | The content to display when approval is accepted. Only renders when approval.approved is true and state is |
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `children` | `React.ReactNode` | - | The content to display when approval is rejected. Only renders when approval.approved is false and state is |
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `className` | `string` | - | Additional CSS classes to apply to the actions container. |
| `...props` | `React.ComponentProps<` | - | Any other props are spread to the div element. Only renders when state is |
### ``
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `...props` | `React.ComponentProps` | - | Any other props are spread to the Button component. Styled with h-8 px-3 text-sm classes by default. |