Persistent Model Mode Selection Failure in Claude Code CLI

Bug Description
Stuck in opus mode and claude didn't switch to sonnet seamlessly. Was able to switch model manually (command is either in /settings or /model sonnet depending on version.

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: iTerm.app
• Version: 1.0.73
• Feedback ID: 09be1cf4-c36b-4c83-a155-4527bb667587

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:23.452Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:31.167Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:54.669Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:39:00.613Z"}]