Claude Code’s auto mode will be on by default, Anthropic confirms

Anthropic announced that auto mode will be turned on by default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team accounts starting Aug. 14, allowing the AI agent to proceed without human prompts unless actions are destructive or irreversible. Anthropic claims testing showed auto mode caught 89 percent of harmful actions, compared to 13.6 percent caught by humans.

Claude Code’s auto mode will be on by default, Anthropic confirms Alex Perry /author/aperry yelix.bsky.social http://yelix.bsky.social . Read Full Bio /author/aperry Anthropic's https://mashable.com/category/anthropic AI programming tool just made a somewhat big change. In a blog post https://claude.com/blog/auto-mode-default-in-claude-code , Anthropic announced that "auto mode" will, going forward, be turned on by default in Claude Code https://mashable.com/tech/july-31-claude-ai-professional-e-degree for anyone with a Pro, Max, or Team account. The change takes effect on Aug. 14, though you might get a prompt asking if you want to turn on auto mode depending on what settings you've chosen for yourself. Terms of Use https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use and Privacy Policy https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy . This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. For the uninitiated read: me , auto mode in Claude Code stops asking for human prompts at each step of the development process, instead giving the AI agent permission to proceed on its own unless the action it's taking would be destructive or impossible to reverse. That sounds like it'd be difficult to trust as a programmer, but Anthropic claims that in testing, auto mode caught 89 percent of harmful actions, while real humans only caught 13.6 percent. You May Also Like And now, that will be the out-of-the-box experience for Claude Code users. As always, though, you can still turn it off. Topics Artificial Intelligence https://mashable.com/category/artificial-intelligence Anthropic https://mashable.com/category/anthropic Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social http://yelix.bsky.social .