Add auto approval max requests functionality

src/core/Cline.ts

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export class Cline {
 	private askResponseText?: string
 	private askResponseImages?: string[]
 	private lastMessageTs?: number
+	private consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount: number = 0
 	private consecutiveMistakeCount: number = 0
 	private providerRef: WeakRef<ClineProvider>
 	private abort: boolean = false
@@ -1192,6 +1193,7 @@ export class Cline {
 
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("tool", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("tool", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1274,6 +1276,7 @@ export class Cline {
 								} satisfies ClineSayTool)
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("tool", completeMessage, undefined, false) // need to be sending partialValue bool, since undefined has its own purpose in that the message is treated neither as a partial or completion of a partial, but as a single complete message
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("tool", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1326,6 +1329,7 @@ export class Cline {
 								} satisfies ClineSayTool)
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("tool", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("tool", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1375,6 +1379,7 @@ export class Cline {
 								} satisfies ClineSayTool)
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("tool", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("tool", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1431,6 +1436,7 @@ export class Cline {
 								} satisfies ClineSayTool)
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("tool", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("tool", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1506,6 +1512,7 @@ export class Cline {
 
 									if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 										await this.say("browser_action_launch", url, undefined, false)
+										this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 									} else {
 										const didApprove = await askApproval("browser_action_launch", url)
 										if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1649,6 +1656,7 @@ export class Cline {
 
 								if (!requiresApproval && this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("command", command, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval(
 										"command",
@@ -1741,6 +1749,7 @@ export class Cline {
 
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("use_mcp_server", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("use_mcp_server", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -1821,6 +1830,7 @@ export class Cline {
 
 								if (this.shouldAutoApproveTool(block.name)) {
 									await this.say("use_mcp_server", completeMessage, undefined, false)
+									this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount++
 								} else {
 									const didApprove = await askApproval("use_mcp_server", completeMessage)
 									if (!didApprove) {
@@ -2075,6 +2085,18 @@ export class Cline {
 			this.consecutiveMistakeCount = 0
 		}
 
+		if (
+			this.autoApprovalSettings.enabled &&
+			this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount >= this.autoApprovalSettings.maxRequests
+		) {
+			await this.ask(
+				"auto_approval_max_req_reached",
+				`Cline has auto-approved ${this.autoApprovalSettings.maxRequests.toString()} API requests. Would you like to reset the count and proceed with the task?`,
+			)
+			// if we get past the promise it means the user approved and did not start a new task
+			this.consecutiveAutoApprovedRequestsCount = 0
+		}
+
 		// get previous api req's index to check token usage and determine if we need to truncate conversation history
 		const previousApiReqIndex = findLastIndex(this.clineMessages, (m) => m.say === "api_req_started")
 

src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export type ClineAsk =
 	| "resume_task"
 	| "resume_completed_task"
 	| "mistake_limit_reached"
+	| "auto_approval_max_req_reached"
 	| "browser_action_launch"
 	| "use_mcp_server"
 

webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx

@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ const AutoApproveMenu = ({ style }: AutoApproveMenuProps) => {
 							fontSize: "12px",
 							marginBottom: "10px",
 						}}>
-						Cline will make this many API requests before asking for approval to proceed with the task.
+						Cline will automatically make this many API requests before asking for approval to proceed with
+						the task.
 					</div>
 					<div style={{ margin: "6px 0" }}>
 						<VSCodeCheckbox

webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx

@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 						style={{ color: errorColor, marginBottom: "-1.5px" }}></span>,
 					<span style={{ color: errorColor, fontWeight: "bold" }}>Cline is having trouble...</span>,
 				]
+			case "auto_approval_max_req_reached":
+				return [
+					<span
+						className="codicon codicon-warning"
+						style={{ color: errorColor, marginBottom: "-1.5px" }}></span>,
+					<span style={{ color: errorColor, fontWeight: "bold" }}>Maximum Requests Reached</span>,
+				]
 			case "command":
 				return [
 					isCommandExecuting ? (
@@ -886,7 +893,16 @@ export const ChatRowContent = ({
 							<p style={{ ...pStyle, color: "var(--vscode-errorForeground)" }}>{message.text}</p>
 						</>
 					)
-
+				case "auto_approval_max_req_reached":
+					return (
+						<>
+							<div style={headerStyle}>
+								{icon}
+								{title}
+							</div>
+							<p style={{ ...pStyle, color: "var(--vscode-errorForeground)" }}>{message.text}</p>
+						</>
+					)
 				case "completion_result":
 					if (message.text) {
 						return (

webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx

@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ const ChatView = ({ isHidden, showAnnouncement, hideAnnouncement, showHistoryVie
 							setPrimaryButtonText("Proceed Anyways")
 							setSecondaryButtonText("Start New Task")
 							break
+						case "auto_approval_max_req_reached":
+							setTextAreaDisabled(true)
+							setClineAsk("auto_approval_max_req_reached")
+							setEnableButtons(true)
+							setPrimaryButtonText("Proceed")
+							setSecondaryButtonText("Start New Task")
+							break
 						case "followup":
 							setTextAreaDisabled(isPartial)
 							setClineAsk("followup")
@@ -305,6 +312,7 @@ const ChatView = ({ isHidden, showAnnouncement, hideAnnouncement, showHistoryVie
 			case "use_mcp_server":
 			case "resume_task":
 			case "mistake_limit_reached":
+			case "auto_approval_max_req_reached":
 				vscode.postMessage({ type: "askResponse", askResponse: "yesButtonClicked" })
 				break
 			case "completion_result":
@@ -331,6 +339,7 @@ const ChatView = ({ isHidden, showAnnouncement, hideAnnouncement, showHistoryVie
 		switch (clineAsk) {
 			case "api_req_failed":
 			case "mistake_limit_reached":
+			case "auto_approval_max_req_reached":
 				startNewTask()
 				break
 			case "command":