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Windsurf: Devin CLI Lets You Set the Starting Permission Mode

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Windsurf's Devin CLI (v3000.12.17) lets users set permission_mode in /config to choose the starting mode for new local sessions. The --permission-mode flag overrides it for a single launch.

Key Takeaways

  • permission_mode is set in /config.
  • It controls the starting mode of new local sessions.
  • --permission-mode overrides it.
  • The override lasts one launch.
  • Shipped in v3000.12.17.

A Default Starting Mode

Windsurf added a permission_mode setting to /config in the Devin CLI. It sets the starting permission mode for new local sessions. Passing --permission-mode at launch overrides the setting for that one run.