> ## Documentation Index
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# Ask and steer
> Send requests and control when the agent works.
## Send a request
Click **Chat** in the floating agent dock. **Command or Control and Enter** sends the message. Enter alone adds a new line.
You can send a request with no open tab, attach an image, or ask the agent to work across several files. Messages sent during a run join the queue.
## Automatic wake
After you stop typing for three seconds, DocWriter can wake the agent to inspect the change. The agent pill shows the countdown. Press **Command or Control and Enter** in the editor to skip the countdown.
Automatic wake does not run when the agent is paused or when the text ends the typing burst unchanged.
The collapsed agent pill briefly animates when a new render starts after about a minute of agent inactivity. A numeric badge on the pill and Chat control shows queued messages. The expanded dock pins the active user turn above the activity log while the agent responds.
## Autonomy
Open **Settings**, then **Agent behavior**.
* **Low** acts only on a clear request or a clearly broken state.
* **Medium** can open one focused comment during a turn, but it does not make an unsolicited edit.
* **High** can open a focused comment or propose a focused edit.
Autonomy changes when the agent may initiate work. It does not remove review for edits to an existing document.
## Pause, mute, and cancel
Double click the agent pill to pause or resume. Pausing cancels the current run, clears queued messages, and blocks new automatic or manual requests.
Use the bell control to mute proposal layers while the agent continues working. Review data remains in the document.
Click the active agent pill once to cancel the current run and clear the queue.
Click the collapsed agent pill once to expand the dock. Use the chevron in the expanded header to collapse it again.
There is no Track changes off setting. Muting changes what you see, but it does not accept proposals or remove review state.
## Questions from the agent
The agent can open a question card with one or more questions. A single choice submits immediately. A multi-question card shows how many answers remain. Unanswered questions expire after 15 minutes so the run can continue.
Authentication failures show a sticky **Agent auth failed** toast with sign in guidance. Other run failures show **Agent run failed** and remain in the activity log.
## Automatic wake
After you stop typing for three seconds, DocWriter can wake the agent to inspect the change. The agent pill shows the countdown. Press **Command or Control and Enter** in the editor to skip the countdown.
Automatic wake does not run when the agent is paused or when the text ends the typing burst unchanged.
The collapsed agent pill briefly animates when a new render starts after about a minute of agent inactivity. A numeric badge on the pill and Chat control shows queued messages. The expanded dock pins the active user turn above the activity log while the agent responds.
## Autonomy
Open **Settings**, then **Agent behavior**.
* **Low** acts only on a clear request or a clearly broken state.
* **Medium** can open one focused comment during a turn, but it does not make an unsolicited edit.
* **High** can open a focused comment or propose a focused edit.
Autonomy changes when the agent may initiate work. It does not remove review for edits to an existing document.
## Pause, mute, and cancel
Double click the agent pill to pause or resume. Pausing cancels the current run, clears queued messages, and blocks new automatic or manual requests.
Use the bell control to mute proposal layers while the agent continues working. Review data remains in the document.
Click the active agent pill once to cancel the current run and clear the queue.
Click the collapsed agent pill once to expand the dock. Use the chevron in the expanded header to collapse it again.
There is no Track changes off setting. Muting changes what you see, but it does not accept proposals or remove review state.
## Questions from the agent
The agent can open a question card with one or more questions. A single choice submits immediately. A multi-question card shows how many answers remain. Unanswered questions expire after 15 minutes so the run can continue.
Authentication failures show a sticky **Agent auth failed** toast with sign in guidance. Other run failures show **Agent run failed** and remain in the activity log.