Permission modes

Build-along · ~8 min at your own keyboard

Claude Code has gears: ask-before-edits (default), auto-accept edits, plan mode, and bypass. Shift+Tab cycles them. The skill is matching the gear to the stakes. Auto-accept for a scratch folder is fine; ask-first for anything touching client data or a live listing.

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Paste your three-line personal mode policy and what the approval prompt showed you.