[Bug] Auto mode unavailable error persists despite mode change in session

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1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/33587
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/36483
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/34923

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not same issue, this is degradation in the latest change regarding changing mode function in Cluade code

more info regarding the issue:

I set default mode to plan, and it worked, tried changing to other modes to test them, and when I changed to auto it returned " Auto mode is unavailable for your plan" as expected, but in same session changing back to plan mode "● Auto mode is unavailable for your plan".

closing session and run again with --resume works as a workaround, but once you send a prompt with auto mode it gets stuck with this error
<img width="1912" height="703" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9eef5f32-3c43-4fd9-a32a-ccb44e44ef98" />

Yeah this is screwing me too, I had auto mode set on Max even though it wasn't available yet assuming that it'll just start working when they finally stop this limited enterprise roll out nonsense, and now it seems impossible for me to have a Claude Code session because of Auto mode is unavailable for your plan. I've tried removing the setting in settings.local.json and it didn't help, even when starting a brand new session.

I'll try explicitly changing it to plan i guess?

@bcherny This might the start of a wave of people having this problem

Using /config to change my default permission mode to plan and restarting Claude Code worked around the problem for me, but weirdly opening a session and shift+tabbing to plan didn't work, I had to change it with /config.

havin ``"defaultMode": "plan"`` in ~/.claude/settings.jon solves it for now
and stop then --resume sloves it for the seesion (after updating settings.json"
workarounds until issue fixed

When I see a plan I see an option 'Yes, and use auto mode' - which instantly fails and means I have to perform the quit Claude Code and restart it dance again. I now don't have an option to work with auto accept.

This is very broken!

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 Claude has written up a plan and is ready to execute. Would you like to proceed?

 ❯ 1. Yes, and use auto mode
   2. Yes, manually approve edits
   3. Tell Claude what to change
      shift+tab to approve with this feedback

came a cross it as well, I just shit + tab then
hopefully they fix it soon
was really looking to using auto mode

I am getting this too on the windows program. @bcherny

I am having the same "Auto mode is unavailable for your plan" even when already in Default mode. It will even appear out of nowhere in the middle of a session as soon as we switch out of plan mode. (Mac OSX 26.4)

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Same issue here. Latest version (2.1.92). "Auto mode is unavailable for your plan".
Changing mode with tab doesn't help. Changing config to disable auto-mode doesn't help. Running with or without --enable-auto-mode doesn't help. Even exiting claude and re-running with --continue doesn't help. The message appear for anything I type.

Same issue here. Latest version (2.1.92). "Auto mode is unavailable for your plan". Changing mode with tab doesn't help. Changing config to disable auto-mode doesn't help. Running with or without --enable-auto-mode doesn't help. Even exiting claude and re-running with --continue doesn't help. The message appear for anything I type.

@davidfirst
disabe auto mode, if you have default set change it, I used plan. and close the session then run it again with --resume.
you will be able to continue using the session.

looks like auto mode still for enterprise plans only, not in max yet.

This is maddening. I've tried disabling auto mode and setting the default mode to plan and accept edits, but it persists. Currently I'm typing 'Yes' and hitting enter.

<img width="982" height="244" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c225afaf-1ef3-408c-838f-c3dc7e4f25ec" />

This fixed it for me. I removed these from my settings.json (unsure which one fixed it)

"skipAutoPermissionPrompt": true,
"useAutoModeDuringPlan": false,

I had to:

1. Log out on web
2. Log out in the CLI
3. Remove "skipAutoPermissionPrompt": true, from ~/.claude/settings.json:
4. Log in the CLI
5. Log in the web
6. Paste token
7. Start a new session