Autonomy Modes

Different agents have different levels of autonomy. Some will ask you before they do anything. “About to create this file, is that okay?” And you have to approve every single action. Safer but slow.

Others will just make changes, create files, run commands, all without asking. Much faster, but you have to trust it. And sometimes it’ll go down a wrong path and you’ve got to reel it back in.

Most agents let you configure this. Like, “Ask before deleting files but go ahead and create new ones.” Or you might have a mode for exploring where it asks a lot, and a mode for execution where it just does the work.

A common approach is to let the agent run and just watch. You can see what it’s doing in real time. If it starts doing something weird, you jump in. But you’re not approving every single thing. You’ll start getting more comfortable with more autonomy the more you use it.

That’s the foundational stuff. You don’t need to memorize it all. Start building something, let the agent guide you, and you’ll pick it up as you go. The best way to learn is by doing.