Claude Code Skip Permission Confirmation

Problem

During Claude Code usage, frequent permission confirmation prompts (e.g., Bash command execution, file editing) require manually selecting “Yes”, which interrupts the development workflow.

Solution

Temporary (Current Session Only)

# Option 1: Dedicated flag, same effect as Option 2
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
 
# Option 2: General parameter, bypassPermissions is one of the available values
claude --permission-mode bypassPermissions

Both options have the same effect — they skip all permission prompts. The only difference is the entry point: one is a shortcut flag, the other is a specific value of a general parameter.

Persistent (Recommended)

Edit ~/.claude/settings.json to apply globally across all projects on your machine:

{
  "permissions": {
    "defaultMode": "bypassPermissions"
  }
}

Fine-Grained Pre-Authorization (Compromise)

If you don’t want to skip all checks, you can pre-authorize only commonly used tools:

{
  "permissions": {
    "defaultMode": "acceptEdits",
    "allow": [
      "Bash(*)",
      "Read",
      "Write",
      "Edit"
    ]
  }
}

acceptEdits automatically accepts file edits, and Bash(*) covers Bash command confirmations.

permission-mode Available Values

Value	Behavior
default	Default, confirms each action individually
acceptEdits	Automatically accepts file edits
bypassPermissions	Skips all permission checks
plan	Plan only, no execution
dontAsk	Don’t ask, skips when no permission

Warning

bypassPermissions skips all security checks. Only use it when you trust the current environment.