autonomous-mode

Safe operator escalation during AI autonomous execution is enforced by a deterministic question-resolution ladder and hard-gated action boundaries that block irreversible operations until explicit operator approval is logged.

Preventing AI agents from performing high-impact actions without approval requires a hard-gated action boundary that blocks deploys, secret rotations, and destructive database operations until explicit operator approval is granted.

The question resolution ladder handles mid-cycle gaps by applying an ordered L1 to L5 resolution process using codebase reads, runtime probes, memory feedback, and coworker delegation before escalating to the operator.

Activating autonomous mode safety guardrails requires setting the DATARIM_AUTO_MODE environment variable to 1 and creating a matching task ID marker file with a 24-hour TTL to reduce stale activation risk.

You should not use autonomous mode when mid-cycle gaps require immediate execution without operator input, as the safety guardrails enforce hard blocks on irreversible actions and mandate explicit approval logging.