[BUG] Auto mode temporarily unavailable on macOS - persists across restarts (v2.1.80)
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Mar 20, 2026 by rahulmadan9 Closed Apr 17, 2026
Summary
Auto mode shows "temporarily unavailable" persistently. Cannot enter auto mode via Shift+Tab cycling or via defaultMode: "auto" in settings.json.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.80
- Install method: native (
~/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.80) - OS: macOS Darwin 25.3.0
- Shell: zsh
- Model: claude-opus-4-6 (1M context)
/doctoroutput: All checks pass (auto-updates enabled, latest version confirmed)
Behavior
- Status bar shows
auto mode temporarily unavailable Shift+Tabcycles through Ask → Plan modes only — auto mode is skipped- Setting
defaultMode: "auto"in~/.claude/settings.jsonhas no effect - Persists across multiple restarts and relaunches
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch Claude Code v2.1.80 on macOS
- Observe status bar:
auto mode temporarily unavailable - Try
Shift+Tabto cycle modes — auto mode is not reachable
What I've Tried
- Restarted Claude Code multiple times
- Ran
/doctor— all checks pass - Ran
claude update— already on latest (2.1.80) - Contacted Anthropic Support — received troubleshooting steps, none resolved the issue
Related Issues
This appears to be the same issue as #33587.
Expected Behavior
Auto mode should be available and selectable via Shift+Tab or defaultMode: "auto" setting.
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