One target. Specific actions.
Bind a run to the selected app window. Choose exact permission labels; session-wide file reads and writes are separate choices. The helper rechecks the target before acting.
FROM ALLAN’S LAB / BUILT FOR WINDOWS
Permission Helper
Scout.
Autopilot.
Copilot Cowork.
Fewer repetitive approvals. More momentum. Permission Helper is a Windows utility for these desktop workflows. Choose a target and the permission prompts to handle. Detect first, then enable only the approvals you have reviewed.
Windows desktop apps. Check compatibility for your app ↓
Published Windows utilityStart with Detect only ↓
Stable 4.0.0 · October 27, 2026 · Portable ZIP
PERMISSION HELPER4.0.0 / STABLE
Your permission scope.Scout / Autopilot / Copilot Cowork profiles*
DETECT FIRSTPAUSE WHEN NEEDED
02files. No installer.
01selected target per run.
Youchoose the permission actions.
LESS FRICTION. CLEAR BOUNDARIES.
Convenience, with
controls in reach.
A small desktop utility for repetitive permission prompts. Created by CheapskateChangar.
See what it detects.
Detect only is on by default. Inspect eligible matches without clicking or scrolling. Stop the run before switching to approval mode.
Keep the run visible.
Pause, resume or stop. Set idle, run and request limits, follow session activity, and inspect local logs. The displayed emergency shortcut requests Pause.
NEW IN STABLE 4.0.0
Out of view.
Back in the flow.
When Scout leaves a selected permission button below the conversation viewport, the helper can request that it scroll into view, then rescan and revalidate before approval.
Detect only never scrolls. If the app’s accessibility provider cannot reveal the control, use Scout’s down arrow manually.
Read the 4.0.0 release notes ↗A DELIBERATE FIRST RUN
Unzip. Select.
Detect first.
Close any older helper before upgrading. Extract both files into a new folder and keep them together.
Start-PermissionHelper.batPermissionHelper.Portable.ps1
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Open your target and the helper.
Launch the BAT file. Select the intended target window and choose only the permission actions you want handled.
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Inspect with Detect only.
Leave Detect only checked, then Start. Review matches in Session Activity against the work you actually intend to authorize.
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Enable approvals deliberately.
Select Stop, clear Detect only, then Start again. Keep the session under review. Pause suspends new requests after acknowledgement; Stop ends the helper run.
BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD
Windows ready.
Scope aware.
What you need
- Windows 10 or 11, Windows PowerShell 5.1 and Windows Forms.
- An unlocked interactive desktop and a compatible desktop target.
- Permission under your organization’s device and script policies. Managed policy can block the launcher.
No installer, Power Automate flow, extra modules or administrator access required.
*Compatibility has boundaries.
The 4.0.0 release records maintainer confirmation of the live Scout hidden-permission fix. It includes Autopilot and Copilot Cowork target profiles, but this does not establish live compatibility for every host and action. Browser-hosted Autopilot is not supported.
Cowork Create/Approve matching requires the expected card structure. Always allow, More options and Replace are excluded. Ambiguous controls remain unmatched.
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZING
A matching label is not a safety review.
Approval mode can grant real permissions in the selected session. Button labels do not identify the underlying operation. Session-wide file-read or file-write approval may authorize broader access than a single request. Use only with work you have reviewed and permission scope you accept.
An invoke event or disappearing prompt does not prove the underlying operation succeeded. Local activity logs describe helper events; they are not proof of completed work. Stopping the helper does not revoke permissions already granted or stop the assistant’s task.
OPTIONAL AI ENHANCEMENT
A follow-up message.
Still sent by you.
Prepare a reusable message, copy it, send it yourself in the intended conversation, then confirm the handoff. Set a follow-up limit; the default is three.
Automatic completion detection and message sending are not connected. This feature does not add a separate AI model or API key.
PERMISSION HELPER / STABLE 4.0.0
Bring a little momentum
to your next session.
Start with Detect only. Make the next approval a deliberate choice.
Download stable 4.0.0 for Windows ↗Public GitHub download · No GitHub sign-in required · Updates are download-and-extract
An independent project by CheapskateChangar. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. Microsoft product names identify compatibility targets only.