Auto mode can now be remotely disabled via a server-side gate. When the circuit breaker is active, auto mode requests silently fall back to the default permission mode with a warning logged. The claude auto-mode subcommand is also hidden when auto mode is disabled.
Evidence
Auto mode circuit breaker (search for "auto mode circuit breaker active (cached)", "Cannot transition to auto mode")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.