Claude Code Desktop should honor managed-settings.json for all permissions

Problem

Claude Code Desktop currently stores all permissions per-session. Every time a new session starts, users must re-approve:

• MCP tool permissions
• Bash execution permissions
• File read/write access
• Any other permission prompts

There is no mechanism to persist permission decisions globally. The permissions live in per-session files (enabledMcpTools dict inside session JSON files) and are discarded when a new session begins.

Request

Claude Code Desktop should honor managed-settings.json for all permission types, not just MCP tools. The CLI version of Claude Code already supports managed-settings.json for enterprise configuration — Desktop should respect these settings as well.

This would allow organizations and individual users to:

• Pre-approve specific MCP server tools globally
• Set default bash execution permissions
• Configure file access permissions
• Avoid repetitive permission prompts every session

Related Issues

• #24433 — MCP tool permissions don't persist across sessions
• #30715 — managed-settings.json for hooks permissions
• #30882 — Permissions reset every session