Anything that goes out (a post, an ad change, an email, an article, a directory listing) arrives as a card first. Reply 👍 to approve, "yes to all" for every card in the message, "approve 2" or "skip 2" for one card, or tap the buttons on Telegram and WhatsApp.
Each card shows what will happen, where (the channel or account), and the cost if there is one. Cards wait for you in chat and on the Approvals page.
Replies Cosmo understands
| You reply | What happens |
|---|---|
| 👍, yes, ok, approve, ship it | Approves the card, if the last message had only one waiting card |
| yes to all, approve all, all good | Approves every waiting card in Cosmo's last message |
| approve 2 / yes 2 | Approves card 2 |
| skip 2 / no 2 | Skips card 2 |
| no, skip, not now, 👎 | Skips the card, if there was only one |
| ✏️, edit, edit 2 | Starts an edit (posts only). See Editing and skipping cards |
Some details:
- Numbers stay fixed. They match the message as it was sent, so "approve 2" always means the second card, even after you've approved card 1.
- Several cards waiting. If you reply a bare 👍, Cosmo asks: "Approve all 3, or just some?" A bare "skip" asks which one.
- Up to 5 cards per chat message. Any more show as "+N more in the app". "Yes to all" only covers the cards you actually saw.
- Thank-yous. Right after Cosmo reports a result, a bare 👍 is read as a thank-you, not a yes to something new.
Buttons
- Telegram: each card has 👍 Approve, Skip and (for posts) ✏️ Edit, plus an Approve all button at the end.
- WhatsApp: each card has 👍 Approve, Skip and (for posts) ✏️ Edit. Reply "yes to all" for everything.
- iMessage: no buttons. Use the replies above.
- Email: Approve and Skip links under each card, each with a confirm step. Replying "yes" never approves. See Which channels can approve.
After you approve
Cosmo does it right away and replies "✅ Done" with what happened. If it didn't go through, you'll see "⚠️" and the reason. See Troubleshooting.
Before your trial starts, approving a card shows "Start your 7-day free trial and this goes out right away" with a link. You can still read every card.
Email roy@cosmocmo.com and tell us what you tried. We'll help.