Work Modes

[04] Work Modes

pokayokay supports four autonomy levels that control how much oversight you have during a work session. Start supervised, then dial up autonomy as trust builds.

supervised default

Pauses after every task for your review. Best for initial setup or when you want full visibility into every change.

semi-auto recommended

Auto-continues within stories, pauses at story boundaries. The sweet spot for most development work.

auto

Chains sessions automatically, only pausing when an entire epic is complete. Great for large migrations or refactors.

unattended

Fully autonomous. Chains, reviews, and continues until all work is done. Use in CI/CD pipelines or overnight runs.

Mode Comparison

Each mode controls behavior at three boundaries: task, story, and epic completion.

Mode	Task	Story	Epic
`supervised`	PAUSE	PAUSE	PAUSE
`semi-auto`	log	PAUSE	PAUSE
`auto`	log	log	PAUSE
`unattended`	skip	skip	skip

Usage examples

$ /pokayokay:work                    # defaults to supervised
$ /pokayokay:work semi-auto           # recommended for most work
$ /pokayokay:work auto -n 3           # auto mode, limit to 3 tasks
$ /pokayokay:work unattended           # fully autonomous