Claude Code no longer pauses every turn. /goal, /loop, /batch, /background

The official docs bundled four commands. /goal · /loop · /batch · /background — the default model of waiting for the user every turn just split into four autonomous modes: condition, interval, isolation, and parallel. Here's what changed and when to reach for which.

4 autonomous modes

/goal — condition-driven

/loop — v2.1.72+, interval-driven

/batch — parallel PRs

/background — v2.1.139+, isolated session

01 · From "pause every turn" to "autonomous until a condition"

Claude Code used to stop at the end of every turn. You typed "continue" each time. Migrations and other tasks needing N replies couldn't be left unattended.…