diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ExecApprovalsSocket.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ExecApprovalsSocket.swift
index 4f86c628c9..f6bd40bef7 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ExecApprovalsSocket.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ExecApprovalsSocket.swift
@@ -157,9 +157,10 @@ final class ExecApprovalsPromptServer {
     }
 }
 
-private enum ExecApprovalsPromptPresenter {
+enum ExecApprovalsPromptPresenter {
     @MainActor
     static func prompt(_ request: ExecApprovalPromptRequest) -> ExecApprovalDecision {
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
         let alert = NSAlert()
         alert.alertStyle = .warning
         alert.messageText = "Allow this command?"
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeRuntime.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeRuntime.swift
index d62d317820..52dd96abbe 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeRuntime.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeRuntime.swift
@@ -485,10 +485,8 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
 
         var approvedByAsk = false
         if requiresAsk {
-            let decision = await ExecApprovalsSocketClient.requestDecision(
-                socketPath: approvals.socketPath,
-                token: approvals.token,
-                request: ExecApprovalPromptRequest(
+            let decision: ExecApprovalDecision? = await ExecApprovalsPromptPresenter.prompt(
+                ExecApprovalPromptRequest(
                     command: displayCommand,
                     cwd: params.cwd,
                     host: "node",