auto mode

Anthropic will make auto mode the default setting for new Claude Code sessions on Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14, 2026. The company cites a 1,053-person study showing auto mode blocked 89% of harmful actions compared to 13.6% for human reviewers, plus a third-party test claiming zero successful prompt injections out of 720 attempts.

Anthropic will switch Claude Code's default permission setting to auto mode on August 14 for Pro, Max, and Team users. The company says its safety classifier caught 89% of dangerous commands in testing, compared to 13.6% for human reviewers, and will no longer charge extra tokens for the classifier itself.