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
diff --git a/bin/crc b/bin/crc
index 37b5d17..b993ab5 100755
--- a/bin/crc
+++ b/bin/crc
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
 # is omitted, $PWD is mirrored to the same path under the remote's $HOME.
 #
 # Options:
-#   --spawn <m>   worktree | same-dir | session   (default: worktree)
+#   --spawn <m>   worktree | same-dir | session            (default: worktree)
+#   --perm <m>    permission mode for spawned sessions:
+#                 bypassPermissions | default | acceptEdits | plan | dontAsk | auto
+#                 (default: bypassPermissions)
 #
 # Env: CRC_HOST   default host when none given (default: apricot.lan)
 set -eu
@@ -31,12 +34,13 @@ set -eu
 host=${CRC_HOST:-apricot.lan}
 action=launch          # launch | stop | status | log
 spawn=worktree
+perm=bypassPermissions
 have_host=0
 dir_set=0
 dir=''
 rc_args=''
 
-usage() { sed -n '2,29p' "$0" | sed 's/^# \{0,1\}//'; }
+usage() { sed -n '2,31p' "$0" | sed 's/^# \{0,1\}//'; }
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case "$1" in
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
         --status)    action=status; shift ;;
         --log)       action=log; shift ;;
         --spawn)     [ $# -ge 2 ] || { echo "crc: --spawn needs a value" >&2; exit 2; }; spawn=$2; shift 2 ;;
+        --perm|--permission-mode) [ $# -ge 2 ] || { echo "crc: $1 needs a value" >&2; exit 2; }; perm=$2; shift 2 ;;
         --)          shift; rc_args=$*; break ;;
         -*)          echo "crc: unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
         *)
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ NAME=$(printf %q "$name")
 REL=$(printf %q "$rel")
 ABS=$(printf %q "$abs")
 SPAWN=$(printf %q "$spawn")
+PERM=$(printf %q "$perm")
 ACTION=$(printf %q "$action")
 RC_ARGS=$(printf %q "$rc_args")
 
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ case "\$ACTION" in
         else
             cd "\$DIR" 2>/dev/null || { echo "crc: directory not found: \$DIR" >&2; exit 1; }
             : > "\$LOG"
-            nohup claude rc --name "\$NAME" --spawn "\$SPAWN" \$RC_ARGS </dev/null >>"\$LOG" 2>&1 &
+            nohup claude rc --name "\$NAME" --spawn "\$SPAWN" --permission-mode "\$PERM" \$RC_ARGS </dev/null >>"\$LOG" 2>&1 &
             echo \$! > "\$PIDF"
             i=0; while [ \$i -lt 20 ] && [ -z "\$(envid)" ] && alive; do sleep 1; i=\$((i+1)); done
         fi