Allow changing default permission button from 'Allow once' to 'Allow for this session'
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by odakin Closed Apr 10, 2026
Feature Request
When a permission prompt appears with "Allow once" and "Allow for this session" options, the default (pre-selected) button is always "Allow once".
It would be great to have a setting to change the default to "Allow for this session", e.g. in ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"defaultPermissionScope": "session"
}
Motivation
When working on a project, I almost always want "Allow for this session" rather than "Allow once". Having to switch from the default every time adds friction. A configurable default would streamline the workflow without compromising safety (the user still explicitly chooses to change the default).
Current Workarounds
acceptEditsmode orpermissions.allowrules can eliminate some prompts entirely, but these are coarser-grained than simply changing the default scope of the prompt.
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