From 6f1d1a7c0057f833a37229fab105a9f2e7be4b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: whatevertogo <149563971+whatevertogo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:18:35 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix(cli): clarify permission mode approval behavior

Distinguish YOLO regular-tool approvals from exceptional prompts and describe Auto as unattended across command help, selectors, notices, and replay. Add regression coverage for the permission order and user-visible copy.

Refs #1859, #1866, #1874
---
 .changeset/clarify-permission-mode-copy.md    |  5 +++
 apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts            | 12 +++++--
 apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts     | 20 +++++++++---
 apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts   |  6 ++--
 .../components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts |  7 +++--
 .../src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts     |  3 +-
 .../test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts        |  9 ++++++
 .../components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts  | 31 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts    |  6 +++-
 .../kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts |  3 ++
 10 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/clarify-permission-mode-copy.md

diff --git a/.changeset/clarify-permission-mode-copy.md b/.changeset/clarify-permission-mode-copy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca6dc08616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clarify-permission-mode-copy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+Clarify which actions YOLO and Auto permission modes approve automatically across the CLI and TUI.
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
index 960c707a6c..f7123f5c32 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,16 @@ export function createProgram(
     )
     .option('-c, --continue', 'Continue the previous session for the working directory.', false)
     .addOption(new Option('-C').hideHelp().default(false))
-    .option('-y, --yolo', 'Auto-approve regular tool calls; the agent may still ask questions.', false)
-    .option('--auto', 'Start in auto permission mode: fully autonomous, the agent will not ask questions.', false)
+    .option(
+      '-y, --yolo',
+      'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+      false,
+    )
+    .option(
+      '--auto',
+      'Run unattended: auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.',
+      false,
+    )
     .addOption(
       new Option(
         '-m, --model <model>',
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
index 5cab011ea3..af8b999e7a 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ export async function handleYoloCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
     }
     await session.setPermission('yolo');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'yolo' });
-    host.showNotice('YOLO mode: ON', 'Tool actions auto-approved; the agent may still ask you questions.');
+    host.showNotice(
+      'YOLO mode: ON',
+      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    );
     return;
   }
 
@@ -153,7 +156,10 @@ export async function handleYoloCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
   } else {
     await session.setPermission('yolo');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'yolo' });
-    host.showNotice('YOLO mode: ON', 'Tool actions auto-approved; the agent may still ask you questions.');
+    host.showNotice(
+      'YOLO mode: ON',
+      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    );
   }
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +180,10 @@ export async function handleAutoCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
     }
     await session.setPermission('auto');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'auto' });
-    host.showNotice('Auto mode: ON', 'All actions auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.');
+    host.showNotice(
+      'Auto mode: ON',
+      'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
+    );
     return;
   }
 
@@ -197,7 +206,10 @@ export async function handleAutoCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
   } else {
     await session.setPermission('auto');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'auto' });
-    host.showNotice('Auto mode: ON', 'All actions auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.');
+    host.showNotice(
+      'Auto mode: ON',
+      'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
+    );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
index 34556f7e62..bb024005d6 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
@@ -136,14 +136,16 @@ export const BUILTIN_SLASH_COMMANDS = [
   {
     name: 'yolo',
     aliases: ['yes'],
-    description: 'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve tool actions, but the agent may still ask questions.',
+    description:
+      'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
     priority: 101,
     availability: 'always',
   },
   {
     name: 'auto',
     aliases: [],
-    description: 'Toggle Auto mode: fully autonomous, agent decides everything without asking.',
+    description:
+      'Toggle Auto mode: run unattended, auto-approve permission prompts, and never ask questions.',
     priority: 99,
     availability: 'always',
   },
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
index c130987835..6fbc59dfa9 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ const PERMISSION_OPTIONS: readonly ChoiceOption[] = [
   {
     value: 'manual',
     label: 'Manual',
-    description: 'Approve every action yourself.',
+    description: 'Review actions that require approval.',
   },
   {
     value: 'yolo',
     label: 'YOLO',
-    description: 'Auto-approve tool actions, but the agent may still ask questions.',
+    description:
+      'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
   },
   {
     value: 'auto',
     label: 'Auto',
-    description: 'Fully autonomous — agent decides everything without asking.',
+    description: 'Run unattended — auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.',
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
index ad6e82358b..154d4b5679 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ export class SessionReplayRenderer {
     if (mode === 'yolo') {
       this.host.appendTranscriptEntry(
         replayEntry(context, 'status', 'YOLO mode: ON', 'notice', {
-          detail: 'Tool actions auto-approved; the agent may still ask you questions.',
+          detail:
+            'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
         }),
       );
       return;
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
index bc4c5894fc..53d7a9a6ef 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ describe('built-in slash command registry', () => {
     expect(resolveSlashCommandAvailability(plan!, 'clear')).toBe('idle-only');
   });
 
+  it('describes YOLO and Auto according to their approval behavior', () => {
+    expect(findBuiltInSlashCommand('yolo')?.description).toBe(
+      'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    );
+    expect(findBuiltInSlashCommand('auto')?.description).toBe(
+      'Toggle Auto mode: run unattended, auto-approve permission prompts, and never ask questions.',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('keeps swarm mode changes and swarm tasks idle-only', () => {
     const swarm = findBuiltInSlashCommand('swarm');
     expect(swarm).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
index ec590e252c..f6eea65fac 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ describe('ChoicePickerComponent', () => {
     });
     expect(theme.render(120).map(strip)).toContain('  ❯ Light ← current');
 
-    const permission = new PermissionSelectorComponent({
-      currentValue: 'manual',
-      onSelect,
-      onCancel,
-    });
-    expect(permission.render(120).map(strip)).toContain('  ❯ Manual ← current');
-
     const settings = new SettingsSelectorComponent({
       onSelect,
       onCancel,
@@ -116,6 +109,30 @@ describe('ChoicePickerComponent', () => {
     expect(upgradePreferenceOutput).toContain('    Install new versions in the background.');
   });
 
+  it('renders permission modes in increasing autonomy order with behavior-specific descriptions', () => {
+    const permission = new PermissionSelectorComponent({
+      currentValue: 'manual',
+      onSelect: vi.fn(),
+      onCancel: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    const permissionOutput = permission.render(120).map(strip);
+
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('  ❯ Manual ← current');
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    Review actions that require approval.');
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    YOLO');
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain(
+      '    Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    );
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    Auto');
+    expect(permissionOutput).toContain(
+      '    Run unattended — auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.',
+    );
+    expect(permissionOutput.indexOf('  ❯ Manual ← current')).toBeLessThan(
+      permissionOutput.indexOf('    YOLO'),
+    );
+    expect(permissionOutput.indexOf('    YOLO')).toBeLessThan(permissionOutput.indexOf('    Auto'));
+  });
+
   it('routes Space into the query for searchable lists instead of selecting', () => {
     const onSelect = vi.fn();
     const picker = new ChoicePickerComponent({
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
index 567270558c..ca0e00a860 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
@@ -1223,7 +1223,11 @@ command = "vim"
     driver.handleUserInput('/auto on');
 
     await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      expect(stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver))).toContain('Auto mode: ON');
+      const transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
+      expect(transcript).toContain('Auto mode: ON');
+      expect(transcript).toContain(
+        'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
+      );
     });
 
     driver.handleUserInput('/undo 10');
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
index f3e5faa253..552cb3e232 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
@@ -1123,6 +1123,9 @@ describe('KimiTUI resume message replay', () => {
     expect(transcript).toContain('Plan mode: ON');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Permission mode: auto');
     expect(transcript).toContain('YOLO mode: ON');
+    expect(transcript).toContain(
+      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    );
     expect(transcript).toContain('YOLO mode: OFF');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Approved for session: run command');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Plan mode: OFF');

From 4f183fb2b2dcd95328740842fea6c78be2c821e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: whatevertogo <149563971+whatevertogo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:31:36 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] style(cli): preserve permission copy layout

Keep the updated permission descriptions in the existing one-line call and property layout without applying unrelated whole-file formatting.
---
 apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts            | 12 ++---------
 apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts     | 20 ++++---------------
 apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts   |  6 ++----
 .../components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts |  3 +--
 .../src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts     |  3 +--
 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
index f7123f5c32..330c601434 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/commands.ts
@@ -46,16 +46,8 @@ export function createProgram(
     )
     .option('-c, --continue', 'Continue the previous session for the working directory.', false)
     .addOption(new Option('-C').hideHelp().default(false))
-    .option(
-      '-y, --yolo',
-      'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-      false,
-    )
-    .option(
-      '--auto',
-      'Run unattended: auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.',
-      false,
-    )
+    .option('-y, --yolo', 'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.', false)
+    .option('--auto', 'Run unattended: auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.', false)
     .addOption(
       new Option(
         '-m, --model <model>',
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
index af8b999e7a..e84e5a13a7 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/config.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,7 @@ export async function handleYoloCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
     }
     await session.setPermission('yolo');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'yolo' });
-    host.showNotice(
-      'YOLO mode: ON',
-      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-    );
+    host.showNotice('YOLO mode: ON', 'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.');
     return;
   }
 
@@ -156,10 +153,7 @@ export async function handleYoloCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
   } else {
     await session.setPermission('yolo');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'yolo' });
-    host.showNotice(
-      'YOLO mode: ON',
-      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-    );
+    host.showNotice('YOLO mode: ON', 'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -180,10 +174,7 @@ export async function handleAutoCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
     }
     await session.setPermission('auto');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'auto' });
-    host.showNotice(
-      'Auto mode: ON',
-      'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
-    );
+    host.showNotice('Auto mode: ON', 'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.');
     return;
   }
 
@@ -206,10 +197,7 @@ export async function handleAutoCommand(host: SlashCommandHost, args: string): P
   } else {
     await session.setPermission('auto');
     host.setAppState({ permissionMode: 'auto' });
-    host.showNotice(
-      'Auto mode: ON',
-      'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
-    );
+    host.showNotice('Auto mode: ON', 'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
index bb024005d6..500a018e01 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/commands/registry.ts
@@ -136,16 +136,14 @@ export const BUILTIN_SLASH_COMMANDS = [
   {
     name: 'yolo',
     aliases: ['yes'],
-    description:
-      'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    description: 'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
     priority: 101,
     availability: 'always',
   },
   {
     name: 'auto',
     aliases: [],
-    description:
-      'Toggle Auto mode: run unattended, auto-approve permission prompts, and never ask questions.',
+    description: 'Toggle Auto mode: run unattended, auto-approve permission prompts, and never ask questions.',
     priority: 99,
     availability: 'always',
   },
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
index 6fbc59dfa9..1091a3ae8d 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/permission-selector.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ const PERMISSION_OPTIONS: readonly ChoiceOption[] = [
   {
     value: 'yolo',
     label: 'YOLO',
-    description:
-      'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+    description: 'Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
   },
   {
     value: 'auto',
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
index 154d4b5679..af91b03cfb 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-replay.ts
@@ -569,8 +569,7 @@ export class SessionReplayRenderer {
     if (mode === 'yolo') {
       this.host.appendTranscriptEntry(
         replayEntry(context, 'status', 'YOLO mode: ON', 'notice', {
-          detail:
-            'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
+          detail: 'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
         }),
       );
       return;

From 0b56643ae7e2a0128a3d9269a2239778a4c96926 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: whatevertogo <149563971+whatevertogo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:12:09 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] test(tui): remove redundant permission copy assertions

Keep the existing behavior-level coverage without pinning user-facing permission descriptions verbatim in multiple test suites.
---
 .../test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts        |  9 ------
 .../components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts  | 31 +++++--------------
 .../test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts    |  6 +---
 .../kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts |  3 --
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
index 53d7a9a6ef..bc4c5894fc 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/commands/registry.test.ts
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ describe('built-in slash command registry', () => {
     expect(resolveSlashCommandAvailability(plan!, 'clear')).toBe('idle-only');
   });
 
-  it('describes YOLO and Auto according to their approval behavior', () => {
-    expect(findBuiltInSlashCommand('yolo')?.description).toBe(
-      'Toggle YOLO mode: auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-    );
-    expect(findBuiltInSlashCommand('auto')?.description).toBe(
-      'Toggle Auto mode: run unattended, auto-approve permission prompts, and never ask questions.',
-    );
-  });
-
   it('keeps swarm mode changes and swarm tasks idle-only', () => {
     const swarm = findBuiltInSlashCommand('swarm');
     expect(swarm).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
index f6eea65fac..ec590e252c 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/choice-picker.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ describe('ChoicePickerComponent', () => {
     });
     expect(theme.render(120).map(strip)).toContain('  ❯ Light ← current');
 
+    const permission = new PermissionSelectorComponent({
+      currentValue: 'manual',
+      onSelect,
+      onCancel,
+    });
+    expect(permission.render(120).map(strip)).toContain('  ❯ Manual ← current');
+
     const settings = new SettingsSelectorComponent({
       onSelect,
       onCancel,
@@ -109,30 +116,6 @@ describe('ChoicePickerComponent', () => {
     expect(upgradePreferenceOutput).toContain('    Install new versions in the background.');
   });
 
-  it('renders permission modes in increasing autonomy order with behavior-specific descriptions', () => {
-    const permission = new PermissionSelectorComponent({
-      currentValue: 'manual',
-      onSelect: vi.fn(),
-      onCancel: vi.fn(),
-    });
-    const permissionOutput = permission.render(120).map(strip);
-
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('  ❯ Manual ← current');
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    Review actions that require approval.');
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    YOLO');
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain(
-      '    Auto-approve regular tools; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-    );
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain('    Auto');
-    expect(permissionOutput).toContain(
-      '    Run unattended — auto-approve permission prompts and never ask questions.',
-    );
-    expect(permissionOutput.indexOf('  ❯ Manual ← current')).toBeLessThan(
-      permissionOutput.indexOf('    YOLO'),
-    );
-    expect(permissionOutput.indexOf('    YOLO')).toBeLessThan(permissionOutput.indexOf('    Auto'));
-  });
-
   it('routes Space into the query for searchable lists instead of selecting', () => {
     const onSelect = vi.fn();
     const picker = new ChoicePickerComponent({
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
index ca0e00a860..567270558c 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/kimi-tui-message-flow.test.ts
@@ -1223,11 +1223,7 @@ command = "vim"
     driver.handleUserInput('/auto on');
 
     await vi.waitFor(() => {
-      const transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
-      expect(transcript).toContain('Auto mode: ON');
-      expect(transcript).toContain(
-        'Permission prompts auto-approved; the agent will not ask you questions.',
-      );
+      expect(stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver))).toContain('Auto mode: ON');
     });
 
     driver.handleUserInput('/undo 10');
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
index 552cb3e232..f3e5faa253 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
@@ -1123,9 +1123,6 @@ describe('KimiTUI resume message replay', () => {
     expect(transcript).toContain('Plan mode: ON');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Permission mode: auto');
     expect(transcript).toContain('YOLO mode: ON');
-    expect(transcript).toContain(
-      'Regular tools auto-approved; sensitive actions may still need approval, and the agent may ask.',
-    );
     expect(transcript).toContain('YOLO mode: OFF');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Approved for session: run command');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Plan mode: OFF');