When you ask Claude Code to finish all the failing tests or keep going until the build is green, you want a standing goal — not another “remaining tasks” list every few minutes. Objective Mode is Power Claude’s harness-controllable equivalent of Claude Code’s /goal: multi-step requests become a standing objective the agent works toward, with token-light stop checks and full safety on real blockers.
TL;DR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is it? | Auto-promote clearly multi-step requests into a standing objective |
| Default | On (powerClaude.autoNudge.objectiveMode) |
| What you feel | Fewer “here’s what’s left” stops mid-job |
| When it stops | Objective met (⚡), or a genuine blocker |
| Not | Bypassing Anthropic limits, inventing quota, or looping on one-off questions |
How it works
- You send a clearly multi-step request (“finish all…”, “keep going until done”, “fix all…”).
- Power Claude auto-derives a standing objective and injects it as context so the model works toward it.
- After each stop, a deterministic stop-classifier decides park vs continue without an API call.
- Only a genuinely ambiguous “is it done?” check may use a small/fast model (via your rotation proxy) — cost is negligible.
- Outcomes:
- Not met → auto-continues (no remaining-tasks dump).
- Met → stops with a ⚡ objective complete notice.
- Blocked (missing credential, approval gate, destructive action, real decision) → stops and asks, same as today.
One-off questions never start an autonomous loop. Hard-veto stops always park. Per-objective turn/time caps apply.
How to enable (VS Code)
- Install Power Claude.
- Settings → search
objectiveModeorautoNudge. - Confirm Objective Mode is on (default).
- Give a multi-step goal; watch for ⚡ complete when done.
- To require an explicit CLI objective only: turn the setting off, then use
pc objective setwhen you want a standing goal.
Pair with Auto-Nudge / Auto-Resume
- Objective Mode keeps multi-step intent alive.
- Auto-Nudge / Auto-Resume clear trivial stop phrases and continue safe work.
- Resume stalled finishes abandoned sessions in parallel worktrees.
→ Auto-Nudge how-to · Auto-Resume · Resume stalled
Safety & compliance
- Official Claude Code transport; seats/profiles you own.
- Does not bypass Anthropic rate limits or invent quota.
- Real blockers still stop and ask.
- Emergency off:
~/.power-claude/state/emergency-off.
FAQ
Does a single question start a loop?
No. Only clearly multi-step language auto-starts an objective.
How do I force off?
Settings → powerClaude.autoNudge.objectiveMode → off.
Related
- Self-help hub
- Product page
- Walkthrough:
media/walkthrough/objective-mode.mdin the extension repo - Video scene:
media/video/scenes/objective-mode/
Independent third-party software by Neural-LLM. Not affiliated with Anthropic.