Add 'Bypass Permissions' mode to shift+tab mode cycle with visual warning indicator
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 12, 2026 by mandizel Closed Mar 16, 2026
Feature Request
Currently \shift+tab\ cycles through modes (normal, auto-accept edits, plan mode). I'd like to see a \"Bypass Permissions\" mode added to this cycle that:
- Toggles \
bypassPermissions\on/off (equivalent to \--dangerously-skip-permissions\) - Is displayed with red text in the mode indicator to clearly communicate that security checks are bypassed
- Shows a warning label, e.g. \
⚠ BYPASS PERMISSIONS\in the footer/status area
Motivation
Currently, enabling bypass permissions requires either restarting Claude Code with a CLI flag or manually editing \settings.json\. Having it as a toggleable mode in the existing cycle would make it:
- Faster to enable/disable during a session
- Harder to forget it's active (due to the red visual indicator)
- Consistent with how other modes are managed
Expected behavior
\shift+tab\ cycles through:
- \
normal\ - \
auto-accept edits\ - \
plan mode\ - \
⚠ bypass permissions\← new, shown in red
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