I appreciate the repost!

I'd like to clarify, about Auto-Deploy, because it seems people think I want Auto-deploy instead of the /ja deploy....but that couldn't be farther from the truth.

first: auto-deploy, as I envision it, would be an addition, not a replacement. You'd still be able to deploy it manually as you wish, and
secondly: Auto-deploy would not affect the automaton's target you originally put it on.
third: puppetmaster's auto-deploy would not work like SMN's avatar hate link, such that if you are attacked, the automaton would not engage automatically like avatar's

That being said, I understand one thing, sometimes, you want to, or rather need to, have the automaton disengage from a target (like Hyoscya if it charms someone, and you don't want to feed TP to the NM since you don't want it eating it's charmed player(s) )...

So ya....I guess a job ability to like SAM's Hasso vs Siegan, or WHM Afflatus Solace vs Afflatus Misery, etc etc....

So , ya... of all my ideas I put....I'd lean towards a Job ability (undispellable) that while active, would cause the automaton to Auto-deploy.

Now... I need to think if a good name for the job ability lol...how about call it : Mechanization?