Feature Request: Allow sub-agents to inherit parent permission settings
Status Closed — not planned
Maintainer reply None cached
Workaround ✓ Mentioned in description ↑
Activity 5 comments · opened Nov 30, 2025 · closed Jan 31, 2026
Problem
Sub-agents prompt for permissions that the parent session has already granted.
Example:
- Parent grants permission for
Bash(npm test:*) - Sub-agent spawns and asks for permission to run
npm testagain
Proposed Solution
Add a setting to inherit parent permissions:
{
"permissions": {
"subagentInheritance": true
}
}
Current Workarounds
permissionMode: bypassPermissions— too broad, skips all permissionspermissionMode: acceptEdits— only covers file edits- Pre-configured
allowrules — doesn't cover session-granted permissions
None of these actually inherit the parent's permissions.
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