Rank, 14 days: 61 on the Claude Code sheet
3 people reported

All time, since Nov 2, including 1 thumbs-up on GitHub.

Auto mode reverts to Manual

“Selecting Auto or Bypass reverts to Manual on the first tool call.”

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Auto and Bypass modes revert to Manual on first action. Sessions started in Auto or Bypass fall back to Manual after the first tool call, showing "Auto mode isn't available for this session. Asking for permissions instead."

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Where
Permission modes
Error text
Auto mode isn't available for this session. Asking for permissions instead.
Versions
2.1.309 to 2.1.318
Platforms
macOS, Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

  1. Classifier blocks after leaving auto5 people
  2. Auto mode denies approved actions51 people
  3. Classifier denies in bypass mode5 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. Auto mode degrades after short periods of reliability — reverts to Manual, ignores settings, blocks unattended runs#107497
  2. Desktop (Windows) 4.4212.0: Auto and Bypass revert to Manual on first action; switching from Plan fails with "Permission mode couldn't be changed" — regression since 2026-10-31#106680

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