[Feature Request] Make AskUserQuestion timeout configurable

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 2, 2026 by ali-elrediny

Bug Description
Feature request: make the AskUserQuestion 60-second timeout configurable / disable-able

Problem:
When an agent uses the AskUserQuestion tool, if I don't answer within ~60 seconds it
auto-returns "No response after 60s — continued without an answer" and the agent proceeds
WITHOUT my input. For decisions that matter, I never want the agent to move forward without
my answer — I may need more than 60 seconds to think, look something up, or step away briefly.
Today there is no way to change this: I verified against the official settings schema and there
is no settings.json key, env var, or CLI flag for it — the timeout is hardcoded.

Request:
Add a way to control this behavior, e.g.:

  • a settings.json key like "askUserQuestionTimeoutSeconds" to extend the window, and/or
  • a value (0 / false / "never") to disable auto-continue entirely so the question waits

indefinitely until the user responds.

Environment: Claude Code 2.1.198, macOS (darwin).

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: WarpTerminal
  • Version: 2.1.198
  • Feedback ID: 63363b04-3662-40e7-9e3d-841f00d5adb8

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