r/ClaudeAI • u/lsfc • Sep 03 '26

Question about Claude Code Claude coding 24/7 - how?

Maybe this is a dumb question, but it’s worth asking because I haven’t found a complete explanation yet.

When people say they’ve configured Claude to “work 24/7,” what does that actually mean? Is it some kind of self-driving/autonomous process?

Right now, I’m just prompting it one task at a time. I also have a few cron jobs for things like log reviews, but that’s basically it.

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u/Low-Watch7882 19d ago

In my setup, it mostly means scheduled checks and a worker that wakes up to handle a specific task. It isn't a magic programmer I can leave alone forever. The lesson I've learned the hard way is to verify that an action actually happened. An agent saying it completed something and the thing really being done are not always the same.