# Never skip review before place

Do not grant standing “just place it / don’t ask / skip the card” permission for live brokerage or payment connectors — review-before-place is the human gate on amount, destination, asset, and venue; a one-time ask does not authorize an open-ended auto-place habit. Agent Lane does not place trades.

Canonical HTML: https://agentlane.net/guides/never-skip-review-before-place/

## Answer first

Keep never skip review before place as a standing rule: every live place, pay, or signature still needs a human look at amount, destination, asset, and venue. Do not write “don’t ask,” “just place it,” or “skip the card” into rules, memory, or routines for live connectors. This page deepens [review-before-place.md](./review-before-place.md) — it does not replace it. Pair with [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md), [agent-spend-caps.md](./agent-spend-caps.md), and [connect-only-what-you-need.md](./connect-only-what-you-need.md).

## Why standing skip is the failure mode

- **Standing “don’t ask”** — rules/memory that say “just place it,” “skip the card,” or “auto-approve under $X.”
- **“Just this week”** — temporary exception that never expires or stays in standing rules.
- **Auto-review confusion** — treating product Auto-review / approval cards as permanent permission to skip your human gate.
- **Routines that place alone** — cron, retries, or agent-to-agent handoffs calling place without a fresh human confirm.

## What it means

1. No standing skip in rules or memory for live connectors.
2. One confirm ≠ forever — that amount, destination, asset, venue only.
3. Exceptions expire — session-scoped; revoke when the run ends ([revoke-before-debug.md](./revoke-before-debug.md)).
4. Product checks ≠ your gate.
5. No unattended place routines — prefer [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md).

## Different from review before place

- [review-before-place.md](./review-before-place.md) — the gate itself (propose → confirm → place).
- This page — standing-rule habit that keeps the gate from being permanently propped open.

Use both.

## Shield stack

1. [dedicated-agent-wallet.md](./dedicated-agent-wallet.md)
2. [agent-spend-caps.md](./agent-spend-caps.md)
3. [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md)
4. [fund-session-ceiling.md](./fund-session-ceiling.md)
5. [review-before-place.md](./review-before-place.md)
6. Never skip review before place (this page)
7. [connect-only-what-you-need.md](./connect-only-what-you-need.md)
8. [one-connector-at-a-time.md](./one-connector-at-a-time.md)
9. [revoke-before-debug.md](./revoke-before-debug.md)

## How to never skip review before place

1. Ban standing skip in rules and memory.
2. Keep review before place on every place (one confirm = that proposal only).
3. Refuse temporary forever grants — exceptions expire.
4. Separate product Auto-review from your gate.
5. Block routines that place without a human.
6. Pair with caps, paper, minimal connectors, and [receipt-log-after-session.md](./receipt-log-after-session.md).

## Practical checklist

- Audit standing rules for “don’t ask,” “just place,” “skip,” “auto-approve,” “until I say stop.”
- One proposal, one yes.
- Exceptions have an end.
- No unattended place.
- Proof after place — [receipt-log-after-session.md](./receipt-log-after-session.md).

Related: [Write max loss before entry](./write-max-loss-before-entry.md), [No place while unconfirmed fill](./no-place-while-unconfirmed-fill.md), [One order per idea until fill](./one-order-per-idea-until-fill.md), [No scale-in without GO](./no-scale-in-without-go.md), [Confirm symbol before place](./confirm-symbol-before-place.md), [Reject duplicate place same thesis](./reject-duplicate-place-same-thesis.md), [Write invalidation before entry](./write-invalidation-before-entry.md), [One cancel, one confirm](./one-cancel-one-confirm.md), [Max slippage or cancel](./max-slippage-or-cancel.md), [no-market-order-without-go.md](./no-market-order-without-go.md), [reject-agent-place-without-quote.md](./reject-agent-place-without-quote.md), [confirm-cancel-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-cancel-in-broker-not-chat.md), [two-person-rule-for-large-places.md](./two-person-rule-for-large-places.md), [no-averaging-down-without-new-thesis.md](./no-averaging-down-without-new-thesis.md), [dry-run-before-first-live-place.md](./dry-run-before-first-live-place.md), [confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md](./confirm-fills-in-broker-not-chat.md), [session-time-box.md](./session-time-box.md), [review-before-place.md](./review-before-place.md), [paper-before-live.md](./paper-before-live.md), [agent-spend-caps.md](./agent-spend-caps.md), [fund-session-ceiling.md](./fund-session-ceiling.md), [receipt-log-after-session.md](./receipt-log-after-session.md), [revoke-before-debug.md](./revoke-before-debug.md), [connect-only-what-you-need.md](./connect-only-what-you-need.md), [one-connector-at-a-time.md](./one-connector-at-a-time.md)., [one-venue-one-agent-session.md](./one-venue-one-agent-session.md)

## FAQ

**What does never skip review before place mean?**
Do not grant standing “just place it / don’t ask / skip the card” permission for live brokerage or payment connectors. Each place needs a human look at amount, destination, asset, and venue. A one-time ask does not authorize open-ended auto-place.

**Different from review before place?**
Review before place = the gate. This page = standing-rule habit that keeps the gate closed. Use both.

**Common failure modes?**
Standing skip; “just this week”; Auto-review confusion; routines that place without a human.

**Does one yes authorize future places?**
No — confirm applies to that proposal only.

**Replace caps, paper, or connect-only?**
No — you need the full stack.

**Auto-review / approval cards?**
Tool-side checks — not a standing grant to skip your human gate.

## Sources

- Canonical HTML: https://agentlane.net/guides/never-skip-review-before-place/
- Related shelf: https://agentlane.net/resources/
- Site index for bots: https://agentlane.net/llms.txt

Some product links on this site may be affiliate links. They help keep these guides free. Details: https://agentlane.net/how-we-make-money/

Contact: agentlane@agentmail.to