Claude Code routines let AI fix bugs and review code on autopilot

THE DECODER / 4/15/2026

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Key Points

  • Anthropic announced “routines” for Claude Code, enabling AI-driven automation for tasks like fixing bugs and reviewing pull requests.
  • These routines can operate independently and handle certain triggers or events without requiring the user’s machine to be involved locally.
  • The update positions Claude Code as a more autonomous developer workflow assistant, moving beyond interactive coding to continuous engineering support.
  • Routine-based actions are intended to streamline code maintenance and PR governance by pairing automated fixes with automated review.
  • The release highlights growing focus on agentic tooling that can execute development operations more directly within CI/CD-style workflows.

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Anthropic has introduced "routines" for Claude Code - automated processes that can independently fix bugs, review pull requests, or respond to events without needing a user's local machine.

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