docs: update auto-approval documentation with clearer configuration options

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Hussam.lawen
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@ -318,15 +318,25 @@ code_suggestions_self_review_text = "... (your text here) ..."
Under specific conditions, Qodo Merge can auto-approve a PR when a specific comment is invoked, or when the PR meets certain criteria.
To ensure safety, the auto-approval feature is disabled by default. To enable auto-approval, you need to actively set, in a pre-defined _configuration file_, the following:
To ensure safety, the auto-approval feature is disabled by default.
To enable auto-approval, you need to actively set, in a pre-defined _configuration file_, by enabling either one the following configs:
```toml
[config]
enable_manual_approval = true
enable_auto_approval = true
```
Note that this specific flag cannot be set with a command line argument, only in the configuration file, committed to the repository.
This ensures that enabling auto-approval is a deliberate decision by the repository owner.
**(1) Auto-approval by commenting**
!!! note "Notes"
- Note that this specific flag cannot be set with a command line argument, only in the configuration file, committed to the repository.
- Enabling auto-approval must be a deliberate decision by the repository owner.
1\. **Auto-approval by commenting**
To enable auto-approval by commenting, set in the configuration file:
```toml
[config]
enable_manual_approval = true
```
After enabling, by commenting on a PR:
```
@ -334,13 +344,20 @@ After enabling, by commenting on a PR:
```
Qodo Merge will automatically approve the PR, and add a comment with the approval.
**(2) Auto-approval when the PR meets certain criteria**
2\. **Auto-approval when the PR meets certain criteria**
To enable auto-approval based on specific criteria, first, you need to enable the top-level flag:
```toml
[config]
enable_auto_approval = true
```
There are two criteria that can be set for auto-approval:
- **Review effort score**
```toml
[config]
enable_auto_approval = true
auto_approve_for_low_review_effort = X # X is a number between 1 to 5
```
When the [review effort score](https://www.qodo.ai/images/pr_agent/review3.png) is lower or equal to X, the PR will be auto-approved.
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- **No code suggestions**
```toml
[config]
enable_auto_approval = true
auto_approve_for_no_suggestions = true
```
When no [code suggestion](https://www.qodo.ai/images/pr_agent/code_suggestions_as_comment_closed.png) were found for the PR, the PR will be auto-approved.