From f7a2ce8e780757e27c111015351535fca7c43d54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sg-doc-holiday[bot]"
<219201796+sg-doc-holiday[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:34:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] clarify approval link behavior in hitl guide
---
workflow-management/human-in-the-loop.mdx | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/workflow-management/human-in-the-loop.mdx b/workflow-management/human-in-the-loop.mdx
index ecdfb007..8d54f448 100644
--- a/workflow-management/human-in-the-loop.mdx
+++ b/workflow-management/human-in-the-loop.mdx
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ In this case, you can create the approval part of your workflow as follows:
3. Add the **Wait For Approval** action from the **Approval** block. Once the stakeholder clicks a link, this action updates the approval status accordingly.
4. Add the **Condition** action to define steps for approval and disapproval.
+> Note: The links generated by **Create Approval Links** are OpenOps resume links.
+> When a stakeholder opens one of these links, OpenOps shows a confirmation page before resuming the workflow with either the `approve` or `disapprove` action.
+
Here's a sample workflow that uses **Create Approval Links**, delivers an email notification using **Send Email** from the **SMTP** block, and then proceeds based on the output of the **Wait For Approval** action:

From 56688b27a28117b37d0230caefe3235388eb9b1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sg-doc-holiday[bot]"
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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:36:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] clarify slack approval link behavior
---
getting-started/deployment/local.mdx | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/getting-started/deployment/local.mdx b/getting-started/deployment/local.mdx
index 864ce440..4e9e00cc 100644
--- a/getting-started/deployment/local.mdx
+++ b/getting-started/deployment/local.mdx
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ If you would like to run a workflow that uses Slack approvals in a local install
OPS_SLACK_ENABLE_INTERACTIONS=false
```
-This will open a new tab in your default browser when you approve or reject an action. You can safely close the tab after the action is completed.
+
+Approving or rejecting an action opens a new browser tab.
+
+After approval or rejection, OpenOps shows a confirmation page with details. The tab can be closed after confirming the result.
+
After updating your `.env` file, restart the containers: