Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans
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Auto mode default in Claude Code — coding agent feature
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<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
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