fix(mothership): add promptForToolApproval to prevent tool hang in mothership chat (#3616)

Tools with requiresConfirmation (e.g. user_table) blocked indefinitely
in mothership because the frontend has no approval UI. Added a new
promptForToolApproval orchestrator option so mothership auto-executes
these tools while copilot continues to prompt for user approval.

Made-with: Cursor

Co-authored-by: Theodore Li <theo@sim.ai>

apps/sim/app/api/copilot/chat/route.ts

@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
           goRoute: '/api/copilot',
           autoExecuteTools: true,
           interactive: true,
+          promptForToolApproval: true,
         },
       })
 
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
       goRoute: '/api/copilot',
       autoExecuteTools: true,
       interactive: true,
+      promptForToolApproval: true,
     })
 
     const responseData = {

apps/sim/app/api/mothership/chat/route.ts

@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
         goRoute: '/api/mothership',
         autoExecuteTools: true,
         interactive: true,
+        promptForToolApproval: false,
         onComplete: async (result: OrchestratorResult) => {
           if (!actualChatId) return
 

apps/sim/lib/copilot/orchestrator/sse/handlers/handlers.ts

@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export const sseHandlers: Record<string, SSEHandler> = {
       return
     }
 
-    if (requiresConfirmation) {
+    if (requiresConfirmation && options.promptForToolApproval) {
       const decision = await waitForToolDecision(
         toolCallId,
         options.timeout || STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS,
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ export const subAgentHandlers: Record<string, SSEHandler> = {
       return
     }
 
-    if (requiresConfirmation) {
+    if (requiresConfirmation && options.promptForToolApproval) {
       const decision = await waitForToolDecision(
         toolCallId,
         options.timeout || STREAM_TIMEOUT_MS,

apps/sim/lib/copilot/orchestrator/types.ts

@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ export interface OrchestratorOptions {
   onError?: (error: Error) => void | Promise<void>
   abortSignal?: AbortSignal
   interactive?: boolean
+  /**
+   * When true, tools with `requiresConfirmation` will block until the client
+   * explicitly approves or rejects. When false (e.g. Mothership chat), those
+   * tools are auto-executed without waiting for user approval.
+   * Defaults to false.
+   */
+  promptForToolApproval?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface OrchestratorResult {