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Overview

Auto is the default workflow. You describe the task and the agent determines the right approach — whether to plan first, dive straight into code, or break the work into phases. No manual configuration required.
Credit Efficiency: Auto is the most credit-efficient workflow (single-pass, model-routed). Learn more in the Workflow Credit Efficiency reference guide.

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When to Use

  • Small, well-understood tasks
  • Quick experiments and prototypes
  • Tasks where the requirements are obvious from the prompt
  • When you want to ship fast without configuring a workflow

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How It Works

1

Describe your task

Provide a clear title and description. The more context you give, the better the agent scopes its approach.
2

Agent analyzes and plans

The agent reads your prompt, analyzes the codebase, and decides whether to create a plan or jump directly into implementation.
3

Implementation

The agent generates code, runs tests, and validates its output. It self-corrects on failures automatically.
4

Review and merge

Check the Changes tab for diffs, verify commits, and merge when ready.

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Artifacts

Auto creates minimal artifacts:

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Tips

Auto works best when the task is clear. Instead of “fix the auth,” try “fix the JWT token refresh failing when the access token expires within 5 seconds of a request.”
If you start with Auto and realize the task needs more structure, you can switch to Spec First or Requirements First.
Auto is ideal for running multiple independent small tasks in parallel — each gets its own worktree and the agent handles each one autonomously.

All Workflows

Compare all available workflows

Fix a Bug

Structured workflow for debugging