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“Claude Code, Codex and Agentic Coding #7: Auto Mode” by Zvi
Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
As we all try to figure out what Mythos means for us down the line, the world of practical agentic coding continues, with the latest array of upgrades. The biggest change, which I’m finally covering, is Auto Mode. Auto Mode is the famously requested kinda-dangerously-skip-some-permissions, where the system keeps an eye on all the commands to ensure human approval for anything too dangerous. It is not entirely safe, but it is a lot safer than —dangerously-skip-permissions, and previously a lot of people were just clicking yes to requests mostly without thinking, which isn’t safe either. Table of Contents Huh, Upgrades. On Your Marks. Lazy Cheaters. It's All Routine. Declawing. Free Claw. Take It To The Limit. Turn On Auto The Pilot. I’ll Allow It. Threat Model. The Classifier Is The Hard Part. Acceptable Risks. Manage The Agents. Introducing. Skilling Up. What Happened To My Tokens? Coding Agents Offer Mundane Utility. Huh, Upgrades Claude Code Desktop gets a redesign for parallel agents, with a new sidebar for managing multiple sessions, a drag-and-drop layout for arranging your [...] ---Outline:(00:48) Huh, Upgrades(02:46) On Your Marks(04:21) Lazy Cheaters(06:11) Its All Routine(06:52) Declawing(09:03) Free Claw(09:31) Take It To The Limit(13:54) Turn On Auto The Pilot(15:55) Ill Allow It(16:26) Threat Model(17:10) The Classifier Is The Hard Part(18:34) Acceptable Risks(19:54) Manage The Agents(22:34) Introducing(22:44) Skilling Up(25:27) What Happened To My Tokens?(25:43) Coding Agents Offer Mundane Utility --- First published: April 15th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/w8misLX7KCmLxJM2K/claude-code-codex-and-agentic-coding-7-auto-mode --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.










