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plan mode
A Claude Code CLI mode that reads files and runs commands to explore a codebase but holds off making any changes until the user approves a proposed plan.
also written as plan
Related terms
Shift+Tab cycleThe keyboard shortcut that cycles the CLI through its three default permission modes, manual, acceptEdits, and plan, without typing a command.view termpermission modesThe settings in Claude Code CLI that control how much a session can do without asking first, ranging from prompting for every action to running edits and commands unattended.view term
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- apr 2026
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