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macOS permissions

macOS asks you to allow each of these once. On the setup page, Allow shows macOS's own prompt and opens the right pane of System Settings → Privacy & Security; the tick turns green when it's granted.

Permission What it lets Jarvis do
Microphone Hear "Hey Jarvis" and what you say next
Accessibility Type what you dictate, press keys, and focus, minimise or close windows
Automation (System Events) See which windows are open and switch between them, also by app name ("type hello in Notes")
Screen Recording Read what's on your screen, only when you ask ("what does this error say?")
Input Monitoring Watch what you do in an app when you ask it to learn a task, never what you type into a password field. Not needed yet: see In progress

Some grants only apply to a fresh start of the agent. When the page says Granted — restart Jarvis to apply, choose Quit Jarvis Automation Agent in the shield icon's menu, then open the app again.

Updates keep your grants: they are tied to the app's signature, which stays the same.