# Anthropic Makes Automatic Approval the Default in Claude Code on 14 August

A classifier will screen each tool call for irreversible or out-of-bounds actions instead of prompting the user, and Anthropic has stopped billing Pro, Max and Team subscribers for the extra tokens it consumes.

- Published: 2026-08-12T06:11:01.127Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-12/anthropic-makes-automatic-approval-the-default-in-claude-cod
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Anthropic](https://claude.com/blog/auto-mode-default-in-claude-code), [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/anthropic-is-turning-claude-codes-auto-mode-on-by-default/), [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/10/anthropic-claude-code-auto-mode/)

From 14 August, new Claude Code sessions on the Pro, Max and Team plans will start in auto mode, replacing per-action approval prompts with a classifier that inspects each tool call. Users who already chose a different default keep it, and…

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