Agent questions

Agent questions let Warp’s Agent pause to ask for your input when it needs a decision before continuing. Instead of guessing, the Agent presents a few options in an Agent questions card right inside the conversation and waits for your answer.

Key features

• Multiple-choice questions - The Agent presents options for you to choose from instead of asking a freeform question.
• Single-select and multi-select answers - Some questions accept one answer, while others let you select all options that apply.
• Other answers - When the Agent enables an Other option, you can type your own answer and submit it from the card.
• Multiple questions - A single card can contain multiple questions, with navigation controls for moving between them.
• Skip support - You can skip questions. The Agent receives the skipped state and continues with its best judgment.
• Permission controls - Agent Profiles include an Ask questions permission that controls whether the Agent pauses for your answer.

How it works

When the Agent needs a decision from you before it can continue confidently, it pauses and shows an Agent questions card in the conversation instead of guessing.

Each question comes with a set list of options. Questions can accept single or multiple answers. The Agent can flag a recommended option, or let you add your own answer under Other. When you answer or skip a question, Warp passes that back to the Agent so it can keep going with your response in mind.

The Agent saves questions for moments when it genuinely can’t move forward safely or accurately on its own. If you skip a question, Warp sends the skipped state to the Agent so it can continue with the context it already has.

Answering Agent questions

When an Agent questions card appears, choose the option or options that best match your intent.

1. Select one or more options in the card. Options are numbered, so press the matching number key (1, 2, 3, and so on) or click an option to select it. Multi-select questions show “select all that apply” next to the question text.
2. If available, click Other or press its number key to enter your own answer, then press Enter.
3. Click Next or press Enter to continue. For a single-select question, Warp automatically advances to the next question after you choose an option.
4. When a card contains more than one question, press ← to revisit the previous question or → to move to the next one. A question counter and prev / next controls appear at the bottom of the card.
5. To skip the remaining questions, click Skip all or press Ctrl+C.

After you answer or skip the questions, Warp summarizes the result in the conversation. You can expand the completed card to review the answers that were sent to the Agent.

Controlling when the Agent asks questions

The Ask questions permission is part of each Agent Profile. To change it, open the Warp app and go to Settings > Agents > Profiles > Permissions, then edit the active profile.

The available settings are:

• Never ask - The Agent does not pause for clarifying questions. Warp skips the question and the Agent continues with its best judgment.
• Ask unless auto-approve - The Agent can pause for your answer during normal conversations, but Warp skips questions while auto-approve is on.
• Always ask - The Agent can pause for your answer even when auto-approve is on.

Auto-approve is designed for unattended execution. If you want the Agent to keep running without pausing for clarifying questions, use Ask unless auto-approve or Never ask.

Related pages

• Terminal and Agent modes - Start and navigate Agent conversations in Warp.
• Profiles & permissions - Configure Agent Profile permissions and autonomy settings.
• Agent notifications - Learn how Warp notifies you when an Agent needs your input.