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Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code

SteadyVane has taken 33 readings of Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code since Aug 10, 2026: 127 upvotes at the first reading, 291 at the latest (+164). Its biggest one-day gain was +147 on Aug 10, 2026.

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first seen upvotes

291

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291

latest upvotes

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first seen Aug 10, 2026 · last seen Aug 15, 2026 · published Aug 10, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Aug 15, 2026	291	0
Aug 14, 2026	291	0
Aug 13, 2026	291	+1
Aug 12, 2026	290	+3
Aug 11, 2026	287	+13
Aug 10, 2026	274	+147

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: August 10, 2026.

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