The string "manual" is now accepted wherever "default" is accepted as a permission mode value.
Usage
claude --permission-mode manual
Details
manual maps to default behavior internally
Works in CLI flags, settings JSON, and agent definitions
The settings schema now preprocesses the value to normalize manual → default
Allows configs that used the informal term "manual" to continue working without changes
Evidence
New alias function (search for "Default permission mode when Claude Code needs access ('manual' is accepted as an alias for 'default')") — y_() at ~line 63398
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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Anthropic's release notes agreeChanged the "default" permission mode to "Manual" across the CLI, --help, VS Code, and JetBrains; --permission-mode manual and…
