Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans
Named practitioner synthesis
#1538
- Canonical URL
- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/8/auto-mode/
- Topic
- unassigned (set during synthesis)
- First seen
- 2026-08-09 07:16:04
- Last seen
- 2026-08-09 07:16:04
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- Blog / Newsletter2026-08-09 07:15:55Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans
<p><strong><a href="https://claude.com/blog/auto-mode-default-in-claude-code">Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans</a></strong></p> Anthropic are <em>really</em> confident in Claude Code's <a href="https://code.claude.com/docs/en/auto-mode-config">auto mode</a>, to the point that they are making it the default setting for new sessions in most Claude Code plans starting on August 14th.</p> <p>This was one of the topics discussed in <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/21/cat-and-thariq/">our Fireside Chat</a> with Cat Wu and Thariq Shihipar at the AI Engineer World’s Fair last month. I asked them how they run Claude Code safely within Anthropic (given the threat of prompt injection) and <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/21/cat-and-thariq/#what-s-the-advice-within-anthropic-for-safely-running-claude-code-">they replied</a> that "Broadly within Anthropic, almost every single person uses auto mode". Cat Wu then said:</p> <blockquote> <p
- Hacker News2026-08-09 07:15:51Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans