diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index e605c00..7ded6da 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
       "Bash(git branch -d:*)",
       "Bash(git branch -D:*)",
       "Bash(git branch --delete:*)"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "defaultMode": "auto"
   },
   "statusLine": {
     "type": "command",
@@ -51,5 +52,6 @@
     "ralph-wiggum@claude-code-plugins": true
   },
   "alwaysThinkingEnabled": true,
-  "skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt": true
+  "skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt": true,
+  "skipAutoPermissionPrompt": true
 }