Claude Code v2.1.200: Manual Permission Mode Becomes Default
Anthropic
Two releases shipped July 3. v2.1.200 changes the default permission mode from 'Accept Edits' to 'Manual' across CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains, and stops AskUserQuestion dialogs from auto-continuing. Background-agent daemon handover, stale lock-file crashes, rate-limit subagent failures, and sleep/wake session drops are fixed. v2.1.201 removes a mid-conversation system-role harness reminder that Sonnet 5 sessions were receiving.
Why it matters
The 'Manual' mode default is a deliberate safety-posture shift: new users now see every proposed action before Claude acts rather than having edits applied automatically.
Importance: 3/5
Default permission mode changed to 'Manual' — deliberate safety-posture shift affecting all new Claude Code users
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