# Permissions and practice mode

Source: https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/permissions-and-practice-mode

> What you allow an AI app to do when you connect it, how practice mode keeps it safe, and how to change or remove a connection.

You decide what each AI app can see and do. You can change it, or cut it off, at any time.

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![Connected apps: the AI apps that can work in this workspace](https://social9.com/docs/screenshots/connected-apps.png)

## The sign-in screen

When you connect an app, Social9 shows "[app] wants to access your Social9". You choose four things:

| Choice | What it means |
|---|---|
| **Workspace** | Which workspace the app works in |
| **Brands it can use** | Pick brands, or **All brands (including brands added later)** |
| **What it can do** | The permissions below |
| **Practice mode** | On or off. On by default |

Then press **Allow**, or **Deny** to cancel.

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## Permissions

| Permission | What the app can do | Ticked at first |
|---|---|---|
| **See your brands and calendar** | Brand profiles, connected accounts, posts, calendar, results and usage | Yes |
| **Create and schedule posts** | Write drafts, edit them, upload media and put posts on the calendar | Yes |
| **Use your AI credits** | Write posts, ideas and images with Social9 AI. Same credits as the dashboard | Yes |
| **Publish posts right away** | Send a post now instead of waiting for its time | No |
| **Approve or reject posts** | Decide on posts waiting in Approvals | No |
| **Edit brand voice** | Change a brand's tone, words and facts | No |

An app can never do more than **you** can. If your role changes, or you are removed from the workspace, the app's access changes straight away.

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## Practice mode

Every new connection starts in practice mode. Use it to see what the app does before you let it post for real.

While practice mode is on:

- Posts the app makes are labelled **Practice** in the calendar.
- Scheduling and publishing go through every check, but nothing is sent to the networks. The post shows "Test mode — nothing was posted".
- Nothing is sent for approval. Approving or rejecting only reports what would happen.
- The app can only change its own practice posts.
- The app cannot edit your brand voice.

> **Note:** AI writing still uses your credits in practice mode.

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## Changing a connection

**Where to find it:** **Dashboard → Connected apps.**

Each app shows who connected it, when it was last used, its brands, and **Practice mode** or **Live: can really post**.

Press **Manage** to:

- Turn **Practice mode** off or on
- Change the **Brands** it can use
- **Remove** a permission under **What it can do**
- See its **Activity** for the last 90 days, including requests that were refused

To give an app **more** permissions, reconnect it and tick them on the sign-in screen.

Press **Disconnect** to remove an app. It loses access straight away.

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## Plans and roles

- Connecting AI apps is part of the **Individual**, **Team**, **Agency** and **Enterprise** plans. If a workspace moves to Free, connected apps stop working within a minute.
- **Owners**, **admins** and **editors** can connect apps. Approvers and viewers see "Ask your workspace owner".

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## Next steps

- [Tools reference](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/tools-reference)
- [Team and roles](https://social9.com/docs/account/team-and-roles)