Auto Mode Rules in Claude Code Permissions

Small update for Claude Code users. The /permissions command has a new Auto mode tab for viewing and editing the rules that decide which tool calls run without asking.

Details

Shipped in Claude Code version 2.1.246, which also added a startup warning for Bash allow rules that put a wildcard before the subcommand, such as Bash(git * main), because those also match options inserted before the subcommand
The same version changed /cd so the new directory's project settings, hooks, MCP servers, skills, and agents take effect right away instead of on the next resume
The rest of 2.1.246 is bug fixes covering fullscreen scrolling, background sessions, plugin installs, and MCP tool arguments