Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

TechCrunch · 2 months ago · 43 ● 39 sources

Anthropic is making Claude Code’s auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts instead of requiring human approval at each step. Starting on August 14, auto mode will run unless an action is flagged as irreversible, destructive, or outside the user’s environment, and tests with 1,053 paid testers found auto mode caught 89% of harmful actions versus 13.6% for human review. This shifts day-to-day use toward fewer permission prompts while relying on added safety measures like prompt-injection screening and hard-deny rules.