[DOCS] Auto mode eligibility docs still exclude Max subscribers and Opus 4.7

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 16, 2026 by coygeek Closed Apr 29, 2026

Documentation Type

Incorrect/outdated documentation

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permission-modes

Section/Topic

"Eliminate prompts with auto mode" requirements and related auto mode availability summaries

Current Documentation

The docs currently say:

Auto mode is available only when your account meets all of these requirements: Plan: Team, Enterprise, or API. Not available on Pro or Max. Admin: on Team and Enterprise, an admin must enable it in Claude Code admin settings before users can turn it on. Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Opus 4.6. Not available on Haiku or claude-3 models. Provider: Anthropic API only. Not available on Bedrock, Vertex, or Foundry.

Related pages repeat the same limitation:

--enable-auto-mode ... Requires a Team, Enterprise, or API plan and Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Opus 4.6
Auto ... Available on Team, Enterprise, and API plans. Requires Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Opus 4.6.

What's Wrong or Missing?

Changelog v2.1.111 says: "Auto mode is now available for Max subscribers when using Opus 4.7".

The current docs still say auto mode is unavailable on Max and still list only Sonnet 4.6 / Opus 4.6 as supported models. That directly contradicts the release change.

As written, a Max subscriber using Opus 4.7 would reasonably conclude that auto mode is unsupported, and the CLI and Desktop summaries reinforce the same outdated eligibility rules.

Suggested Improvement

Update the auto mode eligibility matrix anywhere it is summarized so it reflects the v2.1.111 change.

Suggested changes:

  • In permission-modes, update the plan/model requirements to mention Max support when using Opus 4.7.
  • In cli-reference, update the --enable-auto-mode requirement text to include the new Max + Opus 4.7 path.
  • In desktop, update the Auto mode row so its plan/model availability matches the current product behavior.

If Max support is limited specifically to Opus 4.7, the docs should say that explicitly so users understand that the new eligibility is model-specific rather than a blanket Max-plan change.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Affected Pages:

| Page | Context |
|------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permission-modes | Primary auto mode requirements section still says "Not available on Pro or Max" and lists only Sonnet 4.6 / Opus 4.6 |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference | --enable-auto-mode flag description repeats the old Team/Enterprise/API + 4.6 requirement |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop | Permission mode table repeats the old plan and model eligibility summary |

Total scope: 3 pages affected

Source: Changelog v2.1.111

Exact changelog entry: "Auto mode is now available for Max subscribers when using Opus 4.7"

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