Claude Code Auto Mode Is Unavailable for Your Plan
The message names your subscription, but Anthropic lists auto mode as available on all plans. What actually gates it, and why plan mode can trigger it spuriously.
Aug 610 min read
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Does Claude Plan Mode Use Tokens? The Cost Mechanics
The three places plan mode spends tokens, the classifier round-trip nobody counts, and the decision rule for when planning is cheaper than the rework it prevents.
Aug 69 min read
Claude Code Auto Mode vs Plan Mode: When to Use Each
There are six permission modes, not two, and the two people compare most are the two that compose. What each mode actually approves, measured against a real allowlist.
Aug 514 min read
Claude Code Slow: The CLAUDE.md Cause Nobody Checks
CLAUDE.md is the only thing Claude Code loads in full regardless of length. Here's how to measure the context floor your project pays on every session.
Aug 516 min read
Where Are Claude Code Plans Stored (and How to Manage Them)
A plan is a tool-call argument inside a session transcript, not a document on disk. Verified across 126 transcripts, plus the settings that change what happens on accept.
Aug 510 min read
Claude Code Skills and Slash Commands Explained
Custom commands merged into skills. What that actually changed, how to build one from a procedure you keep pasting, and the token cost nobody documents.
Aug 116 min read
Claude Code Plan Mode: When and How to Use It
How to enter plan mode, what it actually blocks, the four approve options, and the decision rule for when planning beats editing straight away.
Jul 2719 min read
CLAUDE.md Mistakes That Slow Claude Code Down
Two 2026 studies found file length and structure don't move adherence. Here are the four CLAUDE.md mistakes that do cost you.
Jul 279 min read