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Claude Code 2.1.200: AskUserQuestion stops auto-continuing, "default" permission mode renamed to Manual

Two default-behaviour changes: AskUserQuestion dialogs no longer auto-continue unless you opt into an idle timeout via /config, and the permission mode previously called "default" is now labelled "Manual" across the CLI, help output, VS Code and JetBrains. The old default name is still accepted, so existing settings keep working.

PUBLISHED2026-07-03
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE1mo
SOURCES1
  • AskUserQuestion dialogs no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via /config
  • "default" permission mode renamed to "Manual"; --permission-mode manual and "defaultMode": "manual" accepted alongside default
  • Fixes: startup crash when disabledMcpServers/enabledMcpServers in .claude.json is not an array; background sessions stopping mid-turn after sleep/wake; Esc-cancelled turns re-running after a stall respawn; stale daemon.lock with an OS-reused PID blocking background agents; a reinstalled older build taking over the daemon (recency now judged by embedded build timestamp)
  • Background-agent roster fixes: corruption disabling orphan cleanup, older binaries dropping fields written by newer ones, socket auth tokens stripped on daemon restart
  • Fixes: claude agents --plugin-dir ignored when placed after agents; project-scoped plugins not loading from git worktrees; control bytes leaking to the terminal in the agent view
  • Accessibility: /mcp server list focus tracking for screen readers and magnifiers; decorative glyphs hidden; transcript symbols read as short labels; nested tables read as Header: value.
  • Rendering flicker under tmux 3.4+ fixed via synchronized terminal output
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