Originally published on AI Tech Connect.
What changes on 14 August Anthropic confirmed the switch in a blog post on 7 August: from 14 August 2026, auto mode is the default permission mode for new Claude Code sessions on Pro, Max and Team plans. Instead of pausing for approval before each tool call, Claude routes every action through a classifier and proceeds unless the action is judged "irreversible, destructive, or aimed outside your environment". When something is blocked, Claude looks for a safer alternative or asks you directly. Who is affected — Pro, Max and Team plans, new sessions only. Enterprise, the Claude API and sessions on AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform and Microsoft Foundry stay opt-in for now; Anthropic says those will transition within about a month. Existing preferences survive — if you already set a…
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