Claude's web, desktop and mobile apps will run in auto mode by default on Pro, Max and Team plans starting next week
Starting next week, sessions across Claude web, desktop, and mobile apps will run in auto mode by default on Pro, Max, and Team plans. Rather than asking you to approve each step, an automated check blocks risky actions. Switch back to manual anytime.
Context
Letting an automated check approve most steps makes Claude agents faster to use but shifts more trust onto that safety check.
Auto mode first became the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max and Team plans in August. Instead of asking for approval at each step, an automated classifier reviews actions and blocks risky ones, according to Anthropic.
Deep dive
On October 22, the Claude account posted that starting next week, sessions across the Claude web, desktop and mobile apps will run in auto mode by default on Pro, Max and Team plans. Rather than asking users to approve each step, an automated check blocks risky actions, and users can switch back to manual at any time.
Anthropic's article, updated the same day, says auto mode is rolling out next week as the default for new sessions in most Claude apps on those plans. Safe actions go ahead and risky ones are blocked while Claude looks for another route. Enterprise admins will get an email before auto mode becomes the default for their organizations.
The same article describes the earlier change in Claude Code, where auto mode became the default for new sessions on August 14. That change applied only to Claude Code, while next week's update extends the same default to the main Claude apps. The post does not list which apps are excluded from the word most.
What to expect next
Watch for the rollout next week and whether users report blocked actions or unwanted ones getting through. Enterprise admins should look for Anthropic's email before the default reaches their organizations. Also watch whether Anthropic publishes data on how often the classifier blocks actions in the apps, and whether rivals make similar automatic approval the default. The list of apps excluded from the rollout is another detail to watch.