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Plan Mode and Autonomous Workflows

Controlling the autonomy dial in Claude Code: plan mode, self-pacing loops, and goal-driven runs

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Understand the concrete mechanisms Claude Code exposes for trading oversight against speed — plan mode's research-then-approve flow, including how to review, edit, and iterate on a plan before anything executes, plus self-pacing loops and goal conditions for unattended work. By the end you'll know when each mode earns its cost, how to steer a plan instead of just accepting or rejecting it, and where to go next when a task outgrows a single conversation entirely.

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Practice questions (12)

Plan Mode and the Cost of a Wrong Assumption

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When Plan Mode Pays Off vs. When It's Just Overhead

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Choosing Between /loop and /goal for Unattended Work

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Diagnosing a Runaway Autonomous Loop

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Computing Wall-Clock Time: Pipeline vs. Barrier

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Plan Mode and Autonomous Workflows Quiz

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