Reversible or irreversible: the action sorting sheet (free sample)
by PaperChaseWebb
A five-class sheet that sorts every action an agent can take on a computer, from read to irreversible, with two rules and one prompt.
- Price
- Free
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Setup
- 5 min
- Format
- .md file
reversible-or-irreversible-action-sheet-free-sample.md · 2 KB · direct download, no signup
What you end up with
You know which actions your agent may take alone and which need your yes every time.
What you get
- The five action classes
- Two rules
- The sorting prompt
Who it is for
Anyone about to let an agent click, send, pay or start something.
Works with
Solid chips: the agent is named in this listing's own tools list. Dashed chip: Plain Markdown, so it also pastes into other agents such as Grok Bot, Hermes, OpenClaw or Muse. We list those as compatible by format only, not as tested.
Tools needed
Cost to run: Free.
Time to result: One surface sorted in fifteen minutes
Sample prompts, free to use
List every action you can take on [surface]. Sort each into read, draft, local reversible, external reversible or irreversible. When unsure, mark irreversible.
Start strict. Loosen only with a runbook.
Free preview of the file
# Reversible or irreversible: the action sorting sheet (free sample) A free sample from Agents That Use a Computer by PaperChaseWebb. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok or any agent that runs commands or drives a browser. An agent that drafts a file can be wrong for free. An agent that pays, sends, starts a machine or deletes cannot take it back. Sort first. ## The five classes | Class | Examples | Agent may | |---|---|---| | 0. Read | list files, check a price, read printer status | do alone | | 1. Draft | scratch files, email drafts, a filled cart | do alone | | 2. Local, reversible | edits under version control, a new branch | do alone, with a restore point | | 3. External, reversible | post to a private test channel, upload to staging | only if your runbook lists it | | 4. Irreversible | send, pay, buy, submit, publish, delete, start a machine, merge, release | never alone |
Worth knowing
- A sheet is not a guard. Add a hook that enforces it before unattended runs.
Questions
What is in the full pack?
A one-screen runbook template, a fail-closed guard layer with bypass tests, approval cards, runbooks for printers, TVs, paid APIs, price watches and app releases, status signals, a pre-flight checklist, a rules block, two skills and 12 prompts.
Details
Version 1.0 · Updated Oct 27, 2026 · Markdown version of this page
License: Personal and commercial use. Download terms
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