Max plan: "auto mode is not available for your plan" shown under input bar

Description

Claude Code displays the message "auto mode is not available for your plan" in the footer area directly below the input typing bar in the terminal, despite the account being on the Max plan (which includes auto mode).

Environment

• Claude Code version: 2.1.101
• OS: macOS (Darwin 25.4.0)
• Shell: zsh
• Plan: Max
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: unset
• ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: unset
• Logged in via /login (Max subscription, not API billing)

Expected behavior

Auto mode should be available, since the account is on the Max plan. No "not available for your plan" message should appear.

Actual behavior

The message "auto mode is not available for your plan" is rendered under the typing bar in the terminal UI, and auto mode cannot be used.

Reproduction

1. Sign in with a Max-plan account via /login (no ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN set in the environment).
2. Launch claude in a terminal.
3. Observe the message appear beneath the input bar.

Notes

• Verified no API-key override is in effect (both ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN are empty), so the CLI is not silently switching to API billing.
• Running latest CLI (2.1.101).