Streamlining Your Outreach with Automated Approval
Auto-approve automatically sends prospect suggestions to your active campaigns without manual review — saving you time on daily approvals. The toggle is on the Suggestions page, top-right corner.
How it works
Agent-based logic: Auto-approve follows the agent recommendation — it approves the prospects the agent would approve, not simply all of them.
Processing: Once activated, it takes approximately 24 hours to fully activate.
Campaign flow: Approved prospects are funneled directly into your active campaigns and receive the configured message sequence.
How to activate manually
You can enable auto-approve at any time from the Suggestions tab.
Click on the Suggestions tab
2. Turn on the Auto-approve toggle in the top-right corner
How Spear tells you when you've earned auto-approve
You don't have to decide upfront whether to use auto-approve. Spear monitors your approval behavior and lets you know when you're ready.
Once 85% of your actions match the agent's recommendation (or, if no rules are set, once you approve 85% of suggestions), the platform will automatically prompt you with three options:
Auto-approve — let the agent handle approvals for you (LinkedIn only)
Get more details — learn more before deciding
Keep manual — continue reviewing prospects yourself
Note: Auto-approve via this prompt is available for LinkedIn campaigns only.
FAQ
What happens to existing pending prospects?
Turning on Auto-approve does not affect existing pending prospects. It only applies to new prospects generated from the day after activation onward. Any prospects already in your Suggestions list will remain pending until you review them manually.
Is Auto-approve right for me?
Auto-approval can feel risky at first, but if you're spending too much time approving nearly every prospect anyway, enabling it can significantly improve efficiency. Even if a few imperfect prospects slip through, the overall time savings will often outweigh the downside. The 85% threshold prompt is a good signal that your ICP filters are well-tuned and you're ready.
Next Steps
To ensure optimal performance, make sure your ICP filters and campaign messages are perfectly tuned before activating Auto-approve.
Read our guide on How to Set Up a Campaign for best practices.