Starting August 14, auto mode will be the default permission mode in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team users.
Auto mode reviews shell commands and actions with a separate classifier. In testing, it caught 89% of dangerous commands. Manual approval caught 14%.
tool permissions — The rules governing which tools an agent may call and which need confirmation — the boundary between a mistake and an incident.
Why it matters
Anyone running Claude Code needs to know their tool permissionsThe rules governing which tools an agent may call and which need confirmation — the boundary between a mistake and an incident.Full definition → is changing by default on a specific date, and what the classifier does in place of manual approval.
