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26 changes: 13 additions & 13 deletions docs/cli/settings.md
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### General

| UI Label | Setting | Description | Default |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| Vim Mode | `general.vimMode` | Enable Vim keybindings | `false` |
| Default Approval Mode | `general.defaultApprovalMode` | The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet. | `"default"` |
| Enable Auto Update | `general.enableAutoUpdate` | Enable automatic updates. | `true` |
| Enable Notifications | `general.enableNotifications` | Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion. Currently macOS only. | `false` |
| Plan Directory | `general.plan.directory` | The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults to the system temporary directory. | `undefined` |
| Plan Model Routing | `general.plan.modelRouting` | Automatically switch between Pro and Flash models based on Plan Mode status. Uses Pro for the planning phase and Flash for the implementation phase. | `true` |
| Retry Fetch Errors | `general.retryFetchErrors` | Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors. | `true` |
| Max Chat Model Attempts | `general.maxAttempts` | Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10. | `10` |
| Debug Keystroke Logging | `general.debugKeystrokeLogging` | Enable debug logging of keystrokes to the console. | `false` |
| Enable Session Cleanup | `general.sessionRetention.enabled` | Enable automatic session cleanup | `true` |
| Keep chat history | `general.sessionRetention.maxAge` | Automatically delete chats older than this time period (e.g., "30d", "7d", "24h", "1w") | `"30d"` |
| UI Label | Setting | Description | Default |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Vim Mode | `general.vimMode` | Enable Vim keybindings | `false` |
| Default Approval Mode | `general.defaultApprovalMode` | The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can only be enabled via command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo). | `"default"` |
| Enable Auto Update | `general.enableAutoUpdate` | Enable automatic updates. | `true` |
| Enable Notifications | `general.enableNotifications` | Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion. Currently macOS only. | `false` |
| Plan Directory | `general.plan.directory` | The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults to the system temporary directory. | `undefined` |
| Plan Model Routing | `general.plan.modelRouting` | Automatically switch between Pro and Flash models based on Plan Mode status. Uses Pro for the planning phase and Flash for the implementation phase. | `true` |
| Retry Fetch Errors | `general.retryFetchErrors` | Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors. | `true` |
| Max Chat Model Attempts | `general.maxAttempts` | Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10. | `10` |
| Debug Keystroke Logging | `general.debugKeystrokeLogging` | Enable debug logging of keystrokes to the console. | `false` |
| Enable Session Cleanup | `general.sessionRetention.enabled` | Enable automatic session cleanup | `true` |
| Keep chat history | `general.sessionRetention.maxAge` | Automatically delete chats older than this time period (e.g., "30d", "7d", "24h", "1w") | `"30d"` |

### Output

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/reference/configuration.md
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- **`general.defaultApprovalMode`** (enum):
- **Description:** The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default'
prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is
read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet.
read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can only be enabled via
command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo).
- **Default:** `"default"`
- **Values:** `"default"`, `"auto_edit"`, `"plan"`

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
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description: oneLine`
The default approval mode for tool execution.
'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools,
and 'plan' is read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet.
and 'plan' is read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can
only be enabled via command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo).
`,
showInDialog: true,
options: [
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions schemas/settings.schema.json
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},
"defaultApprovalMode": {
"title": "Default Approval Mode",
"description": "The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet.",
"markdownDescription": "The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet.\n\n- Category: `General`\n- Requires restart: `no`\n- Default: `default`",
"description": "The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can only be enabled via command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo).",
"markdownDescription": "The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can only be enabled via command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo).\n\n- Category: `General`\n- Requires restart: `no`\n- Default: `default`",
"default": "default",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["default", "auto_edit", "plan"]
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