Permission mode spontaneously switches from bypass/dontAsk to 'accept edits' during session #36473

Bug Description

Permission mode keeps spontaneously switching from bypass (dontAsk) to "accept edits on" during active sessions, despite the setting being correctly configured.

Settings

{
  "permissions": {
    "defaultMode": "dontAsk"
  },
  "skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt": true
}

Expected Behavior

Permission mode should stay on dontAsk (bypass) for the entire session since that's what's configured in settings.json.

Actual Behavior

The mode spontaneously reverts to "accept edits on" multiple times during a session. The user is not pressing any keybinding or changing settings — it just switches on its own.

Environment

• OS: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19045
• Shell: bash (Git Bash)
• Claude Code version: 2.1.80
• Status line: Custom PowerShell status line script configured

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set defaultMode to dontAsk in settings.json
2. Start a Claude Code session
3. Work normally (file edits, bash commands, agent launches)
4. Observe that permission mode switches to "accept edits on" without user action

Additional Context

This happens repeatedly during a single session, requiring the user to manually switch back to bypass mode each time. Very disruptive to workflow.

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