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# modus runs resume

> Resume a run that is awaiting human input (e.g. an approval gate).

Resume a run that is awaiting human input (e.g. an approval gate).

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
modus runs resume [flags]
```

## Arguments

| Name      |          | Description                                   |
| --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `runId`   | required | Run id.                                       |
| `message` | optional | Message accompanying the decision (quote it). |

## Flags

| Flag         | Type    | Description                                                      |
| ------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--session`  | string  | The run's session id.                                            |
| `--decision` | string  | Decision that resumes the run.                                   |
| `--json`     | boolean | Emit structured SSE-derived events instead of raw streamed text. |

Global: `--pretty` — human-readable table output instead of compact JSON.

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
modus runs resume <runId> --session <sessionId> --decision approve "Looks good, proceed."
```

See [CLI quickstart](/guides/cli) for install and auth.