[BUG] Cannot set Auto Mode as default in VSCode extension

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience

Research direction

Start by locating the VS Code extension setting that defines claudeCode.initialPermissionMode and inspect its allowed options. Add auto to the list, then verify the setting accepts it and uses Auto Mode as the initial permission mode in a new session.

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Description

area:permissions enhancement platform:linux platform:vscode
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  • I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?

When I try to set the initial permission mode in the Visual Studio Code extension (version
2.1.318) I see options for default, manual, acceptEdits, plan, and bypassPermissions. There is no option for auto (assuming that bypassPermissions is not the same thing — if it is, it should probably be renamed to match the actual user-facing name of the mode).

It is possible to select Auto Mode from the text entry box in the main Claude dialog screen, but this must be done manually for each session.

What Should Happen?

auto should be added to the list of options availble for claudeCode.initialPermissionMode.

Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
  1. Install the Claude Code extension in Visual Studio Code
  2. Open the extension's settings
  3. Try to set auto as the initial permission mode.
Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.276 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information
Image

This is not the same as #44941 as that issue also reported Auto not being selectable as part of the text input, which is not the case here.

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