Amazon Q Auto Accept

⚡ Auto-accept Amazon Q agent tool execution in VS Code — no more clicking Run manually.

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⚠️ IMPORTANT: Toggle Shortcut

🔴 You MUST know this shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Q (Cmd + Shift + Q on Mac) When auto-accept is ON, you CANNOT type in the Amazon Q chat input box. The extension polls commands that steal focus from the chat panel. Always press Ctrl+Shift+Q to toggle OFF before typing in the Q chat.

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🤔 What Does It Do?

When Amazon Q Developer runs in agent mode, it asks for confirmation before:

• 🔧 Running shell commands → the Run button
• 📝 Editing your files → the Accept button
• 📁 Reading files outside workspace → the Allow button

This extension automatically clicks all of them for you. Hands-free agentic coding. 🚀

⚠️ Windows only: The Allow button auto-click uses Windows UI Automation (PowerShell). It does not work on macOS or Linux.

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⚙️ How It Works

Amazon Q suggests a command
        ↓
   ┌─────────┐
   │   Run   │  ← Extension auto-clicks this ✅
   └─────────┘
        ↓
   Command executes automatically

The extension polls aws.amazonq.runCmdExecution and aws.amazonq.inline.acceptEdit at a configurable interval. For the Allow button (read-only tools outside workspace), it uses Windows UI Automation via PowerShell to find and click the button directly in the VS Code webview. A concurrency lock (isRunning) ensures only one approval is in-flight at a time, preventing duplicate triggers.

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📦 Installation

From VSIX (recommended)

1. Download the .vsix file from Releases
2. Drag and drop into VS Code Extensions panel
3. Reload VS Code — done! ✅

From Source

git clone https://github.com/CGIFM/amazonq-auto-accept.git
cd amazonq-auto-accept
npm install
npm run package

Then: Extensions → ··· → Install from VSIX… → select the .vsix file.

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🎮 Usage

Action	Shortcut	Description
🔄 Toggle on/off	Ctrl+Shift+Q	⚠️ Turn OFF before typing in Q chat!
▶️ Run once	Ctrl+Shift+R	Manual trigger

Status bar indicator (bottom-right):

Status	Meaning
✅ Q-AutoRun v1.0.1	Auto-accept is ON
❌ Q-AutoRun v1.0.1	Auto-accept is OFF

💡 Tip: Click the status bar item to toggle on/off.

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🔧 Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
amazonqAutoAccept.enabled	true	Enable/disable auto-run
amazonqAutoAccept.delayMs	800	Polling interval in ms (200–5000)
amazonqAutoAccept.showStatusBar	true	Show status bar indicator

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📋 Requirements

• VS Code ≥ 1.82.0
• Amazon Q Developer Extension installed and signed in

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🛡️ Security Notice

⚠️ This extension automatically approves Amazon Q agent tool executions. Shell commands and file edits suggested by Amazon Q will run without manual confirmation.

Recommendations:

• 🔍 Review the Amazon Q chat context before enabling
• 🔒 Press Ctrl+Shift+Q to disable when working with sensitive environments
• ⏱️ Set a longer polling interval for critical workloads

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📄 License

MIT — free and open source.

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Made with ❤️ for the Amazon Q community