# User Consent for Choices

> Never auto-select a value when the procedure says to ask the user.

When a command procedure includes a choice:

1. Present the options exactly as listed.
2. **STOP and wait for the user's answer.** Do not continue. Do not write files. Do not say "For now I'll proceed with..."
3. Never infer, assume, or pre-fill a selection.
4. **Recommending is fine. Proceeding is not.** You may say "I'd recommend X because..." but you must end with the question and wait.

**Exception:** If the procedure explicitly allows inference, inference is permitted. This rule only applies when the procedure says to ask.