Feature request: Toggle permission bypass mode mid-session
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 22, 2025 by danielhorizon Closed Dec 25, 2025
Feature Request
Add the ability to toggle dangerously-skip-permissions mode during an active session, rather than only at startup.
Proposed UX
/permissions bypass onor a custom slash command to enable bypass mode mid-session/permissions bypass offto disable it and return to normal permission prompts
Use Case
Sometimes you start a session in normal mode but realize partway through that you want to enable bypass mode (or vice versa). Currently, you have to exit and restart Claude Code with the --dangerously-skip-permissions flag or modify settings.json.
Being able to toggle this mid-session would save time and preserve conversation context.
Current Behavior
Permission mode is locked at session startup via:
--dangerously-skip-permissionsCLI flagpermissions.defaultModein settings.json
There's no way to change it once a session is running.
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