diff --git a/bin/claude-rc b/bin/claude-rc
index 7adaf00..08feff2 100755
--- a/bin/claude-rc
+++ b/bin/claude-rc
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ case "$cmd" in
         # prompts "Choose [1/2]" for spawn mode and blocks forever. Default to
         # worktree (isolated session per spawn — safe for concurrent agents);
         # override per-instance with CLAUDE_RC_SPAWN=same-dir|session.
-        exec claude rc --name "$name" --spawn "${CLAUDE_RC_SPAWN:-worktree}"
+        # --permission-mode sets the mode for spawned sessions; bypassPermissions
+        # so phone/web sessions run without permission prompts (override with
+        # CLAUDE_RC_PERM=default|acceptEdits|plan|...).
+        exec claude rc --name "$name" \
+            --spawn "${CLAUDE_RC_SPAWN:-worktree}" \
+            --permission-mode "${CLAUDE_RC_PERM:-bypassPermissions}"
         ;;
     list|ls)
         printf '%-16s %-10s %s\n' NAME STATE DIR