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schema: 1
type: term
title: '**ask mode** vs. **code mode**'
description: >-
  **Ask mode** vs. **code mode** — the distinction between two ways of working
  with an AI coding agent: _ask mode_, where you ask questions and get
  explanations without the agent changing your files, and _code mode_, where the
  agent is allowed to make edits and produce changes in your codebase.
canonical: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/ask-mode-vs-code-mode-912376baf7f8
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/ask-mode-vs-code-mode-912376baf7f8.md
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
language: null
children: []
---


# \*\*ask mode\*\* vs. \*\*code mode\*\*

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/ask-mode-vs-code-mode-912376baf7f8

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

**Ask mode** vs. **code mode** — the distinction between two ways of working with an AI coding agent: _ask mode_, where you ask questions and get explanations without the agent changing your files, and _code mode_, where the agent is allowed to make edits and produce changes in your codebase.

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