Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
In Brief Posted: 12:20 PM PDT · August 9, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Anthony Ha Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for…
In Brief Posted: 12:20 PM PDT · August 9, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Anthony Ha Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts, starting on August 14. The company first unveiled a test version of auto mode in March, pitching it as a way to balance speed and control. As Anthropic explained in its announcement on Friday, when Claude Code is in auto mode, instead of presenting prompts asking for human approval at each step, it will proceed unless an action is determined to be “irreversible, destructive, or aimed outside your environment.” Anthropic also said that in testing, auto mode proved safer than manual review — in a study with 1,053 paid testers, auto mode caught 89% of harmful actions, while human review only caught 13.6%. (Perhaps that’s because “manual review can become habitual: users approve 97% of permission prompts in Claude Code.”) In a post on X, Claude Code Head Boris Cherny said, “The team and I use Auto mode exclusively, and have been for many months. I couldn’t imagine going back to permission prompts!” The company also said it’s been adding new safety features like prompt injection screening and customizable hard deny rules to prevent things like data exfiltration. Topics AI, Anthropic, claude code, Enterprise October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster. Grow your portfolio. Gain practical expertise. No matter your goal, Disrupt can empower you.Save up to $300 today! REGISTER NOW Newsletters See More Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news Related Government & Policy Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy Anthony Ha 14 hours ago AI The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk Rebecca Bellan 14 hours ago Media & Entertainment X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards Anthony Ha 2 days ago Latest in AI In Brief Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry Anthony Ha 8 hours ago In Brief Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default Anthony Ha 9 hours ago Government & Policy Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy Anthony Ha 14 hours agoSource: TechCrunch — Published — Category: Business