diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py b/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
index 0961ed8..d9a50c6 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/net/grants.py
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ async def ensure_host_allowed(
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg)
 
     # PRIVATE
+    from plyngent.agent import Approval
+    from plyngent.tools.context import record_approval
+
     if has_private_grant(parsed.host, parsed.port, instance=inst):
+        record_approval(Approval("grant", "process"))
         return
 
     from plyngent.tools.workspace import get_policy_confirm_timeout
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ async def ensure_host_allowed(
         )
         raise FetchPolicyError(msg)
     _ = grant_private_host(parsed.host, parsed.port, instance=inst)
+    record_approval(Approval("user", "process"))
 
 
 def format_grant_preview(host: str, port: int, url: str) -> Sequence[str]:
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/skills.py b/src/plyngent/tools/skills.py
index d9711ed..c101795 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/skills.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/skills.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
-from plyngent.agent import ToolTag, tool
+from plyngent.agent import Approval, ToolTag, tool
 from plyngent.agent.budget import DEFAULT_TOOL_RESULT_MAX_CHARS
 from plyngent.skills import (
     SKILL_FILE,
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from plyngent.skills import (
     resolve_skill_file,
     validate_skill_name,
 )
+from plyngent.tools.context import record_approval
 from plyngent.tools.file.read import read_file as _read_file
 from plyngent.tools.file.regex_files import DEFAULT_MAX_MATCHES
 from plyngent.tools.file.regex_files import regex_files as _regex_files
@@ -329,8 +330,10 @@ def _prompt_write(
     allowed = decision is True or (isinstance(decision, SkillWriteDecision) and decision.allow)
     if not allowed:
         return f"error: skill write to {skill_dir} denied (declined or timed out after {policy.timeout:g}s)"
-    if isinstance(decision, SkillWriteDecision) and decision.session and session is not None:
+    keys_session = isinstance(decision, SkillWriteDecision) and decision.session
+    if keys_session and session is not None:
         session.skill_write_roots.add(skill_dir)
+    record_approval(Approval("user", "session" if keys_session else "once"))
     return None
 
 
@@ -342,6 +345,9 @@ def _authorize_write(skill_dir: Path, target: Path, *, action: str, detail: str)
     checked first and always wins; then a session grant, then
     ``[skills].allow_write``, then the host's confirm hook. Without a hook the
     write is denied rather than silently allowed.
+
+    Each allow that skipped the prompt is recorded too, so the result says why
+    nobody was asked: ``grant (session)`` or ``config (policy)``.
     """
     denied = _denied_by_policy(target, skill_dir)
     if denied is not None:
@@ -350,6 +356,7 @@ def _authorize_write(skill_dir: Path, target: Path, *, action: str, detail: str)
 
     session = get_session()
     if session is not None and skill_dir in session.skill_write_roots:
+        record_approval(Approval("grant", "session"))
         return None
     policy = get_skill_write_policy()
     if policy is None or (policy.confirm is None and not policy.allow_all):
@@ -358,6 +365,7 @@ def _authorize_write(skill_dir: Path, target: Path, *, action: str, detail: str)
             "set [skills].allow_write = true to allow skill writes"
         )
     if policy.allow_all:
+        record_approval(Approval("config", "policy"))
         return None
     return _prompt_write(skill_dir, action=action, detail=detail, policy=policy, session=session)
 
diff --git a/src/plyngent/tools/workspace.py b/src/plyngent/tools/workspace.py
index 16b54c9..c93518c 100644
--- a/src/plyngent/tools/workspace.py
+++ b/src/plyngent/tools/workspace.py
@@ -565,7 +565,14 @@ def check_command_allowed(argv: list[str]) -> None:
     Denylisted programs are not hard-rejected when a policy confirm hook is
     installed: the human is asked (with a timeout; default deny). Session grants
     skip re-prompting for the same program. Independent of YOLO soft-confirm.
+
+    Either way the call records how it got past the denylist, so the tool result
+    says it: ``user (process)`` for this call's answer, ``grant (process)`` when
+    an earlier one already covers this program.
     """
+    from plyngent.agent import Approval
+    from plyngent.tools.context import record_approval
+
     shape_error = argv_shape_error(argv)
     if shape_error is not None:
         msg = f"command {shape_error}"
@@ -577,6 +584,7 @@ def check_command_allowed(argv: list[str]) -> None:
     for hit in match_command_denylist(argv, policy.command_denylist):
         binary = hit.program
         if binary in policy.policy_allowed_commands:
+            record_approval(Approval("grant", "process"))
             continue
         why = f": {hit.keyword!r}" if hit.keyword else ""
         hook = policy.policy_confirm_hook
@@ -596,3 +604,4 @@ def check_command_allowed(argv: list[str]) -> None:
             )
             raise WorkspaceError(msg)
         policy.policy_allowed_commands.add(binary)
+        record_approval(Approval("user", "process"))