# list-pending

Lists review actions blocked during the current session. Use it to find a tool call that needs manual approval before retrying.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41823
- Author: Tom Farley
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/review-agent-governance/commands/list-pending.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/list-pending

## What it does

This slash command scans the active Claude Code session for tool calls stopped by the review-governance PreToolUse hook. It keeps the newest N entries, with 10 used by default, and shows the tool plus its command or file path. After choosing an item, approve it with `/approve-review "<reason>"` and retry the original call.

The command does not read or modify `./review-receipts/`. protect-mcp 0.7.4 creates a receipt only when a tool call runs, so a rejected call is visible in the session rather than in the receipt file. Earlier sessions cannot be searched. A call made while `./.review-approved` exists bypasses the block and will not appear here.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install review-agent-governance@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/list-pending.md` — Call it with /list-pending. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/list-pending.md` — Call it with /prompts:list-pending. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/list-pending.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/list-pending.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/review-agent-governance/commands/list-pending.md

## When to use it
- list blocked review actions in the active session
- inspect a Bash or Write call before approval
- limit the output to the latest N blocks
- identify the tool stopped by the policy

## Example prompts
- Run `/review-agent-governance:list-pending` and show the review actions blocked in this session.
- Use `/review-agent-governance:list-pending --last 5` to display the five latest blocks.
- Find the blocked call I should approve before retrying it.

## Source text · list-pending.md · MIT

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````text
---
description: "List the review actions that the review-governance policy blocked in this session. protect-mcp 0.7.4 writes no receipt for a denied call, so the list comes from the session, not from ./review-receipts/."
argument-hint: "[--last N]"
---

# List Pending Reviews

List the review-surface actions that the review-governance policy blocked in
the current Claude Code session. These are candidates for human approval via
`/approve-review`.

protect-mcp 0.7.4 writes a receipt only for a tool call that ran. A denied
call never runs, so it has no receipt, and `./review-receipts/receipts.jsonl`
cannot show denials. The PreToolUse hook blocks a denied call with exit code
2, and Claude Code shows that block in the session, so the session is where
denials are visible.

## Usage

```
/list-pending
/list-pending --last 5
```

## What this does

1. Looks back through the current session for tool calls that a PreToolUse
   hook blocked.
2. Keeps the most recent N (default 10).
3. Prints each one with the tool name and the command or file path.

It cannot list denials from earlier sessions, because protect-mcp 0.7.4 does
not log them.

## Check a command against the policy

To check whether a specific command is denied right now, run the policy
evaluation in a shell. Exit 2 means the policy denies it, and exit 0 means it
is allowed:

```bash
npx protect-mcp@0.31.1 evaluate --policy ./review-governance.cedar \
  --tool Bash --input '{"command":"gh pr review 42 --approve"}'
```

The evaluation ignores the approval flag, so it shows what the policy does
when no approval window is open.

## What to show the user

```
Blocked in this session (most recent first, top 10):

  Bash   gh pr review 42 --approve --body 'LGTM'
  Write  .github/workflows/ci.yml
  Bash   gh issue comment 18 --body '...'

To approve one of these and retry, run:
  /approve-review "<reason>"
Then retry the original tool call.
```

## When there are no denials

```
No tool call was blocked in this session.
```

This is the common state. It means either the agent has not attempted any
review-surface actions, or the approval flag has been present for every
attempt.

## Notes

- The command reads the session only. It does not read or change
  `./review-receipts/`.
- A call made while `./.review-approved` exists skips the policy, so it is
  never blocked and never appears here.

## References

- Approve an action: `/approve-review "<reason>"`
- Verify the signed receipts: the "Verifying the receipts" section of the
  review-agent-setup skill
- Plugin README: `../README.md`
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