• Sources: Olaf Alders write-up, HN discussion
  • Summary: Olaf Alders published a critique on 2026-07-17 of a Claude Code change that makes the AskUserQuestion tool auto-select its suggested answer when the user does not respond within 60 seconds. The post argues the change shipped without a changelog entry and alters long-running autonomous sessions that users expected to block for input.
  • Comments: HN commenters reported data-loss risk when the agent proceeds on the wrong option, a 60-second window too short to research a technical question, and accidental selection from clicks meant to focus the window, and framed it as a release-process gap rather than a single-author mistake.
  • Why it matters: A default-on timeout in an agent that edits files changes the safety model of unattended runs, since it can commit an action the operator did not choose.

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