The Autonomy Slider
Controlling how much freedom you give your AI agent.
The Assistant
Collaborative mode. AI suggests entire functions and files, you review and approve.
Modern AI editors now feature an 'Autonomy Slider.' This setting determines if the AI is a Co-Pilot (waiting for your command) or an Agent (exploring files and fixing things on its own).
Plan vs. Act Mode
The smartest way to use agents is the Plan-Act Cycle:
- Plan Mode: The AI researches your files and proposes a change without editing. This is the 'Vibe Check' for the AI's logic.
- Act Mode: Once you approve the plan, the AI executes. This prevents the agent from making unwanted recursive changes across 20 files.
The 'YOLO' Mode
Advanced vibe coding practitioners use 'YOLO Mode' when fixing bugs. You give the agent full terminal access to run tests and linters. It will keep 'vibing'—trying various fixes—until the terminal shows all green. This is the ultimate productivity boost for boring tasks like fixing TypeScript errors.