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@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ Accept any of:
 7. Flag risk drivers before giving a verdict.
 8. End with a specific recommendation: `buy`, `pass`, or `only below X`.
 
+## Approval-averse / chat-safe behavior
+
+When operating from chat surfaces such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, or other messaging channels, prefer workflows that do **not** trigger host exec approval prompts.
+
+Use this priority order:
+1. `web_search` for discovery
+2. `web_fetch` when page fetch is sufficient
+3. `web-automation` one-shot extraction or accessible all-photos pages only when needed
+4. interactive browser/gallery automation only as a last resort
+
+Rules:
+- Prefer accessible listing text, public mirrors, and scrollable all-photos pages over custom gallery traversal.
+- Avoid fragile interactive gallery flows if they are likely to require approval or bounce the user into Control UI.
+- If a richer photo pass would require approval, do not silently force that path first. Continue with the best approval-free workflow available and clearly lower confidence if needed.
+- Only escalate to approval-heavy browser interaction when there is no reasonable alternative and the extra fidelity materially changes the assessment.
+
 ## Source order
 
 Prefer this order unless the user says otherwise: