Persistent Model Mode Selection Failure in Claude Code CLI

[nekrozon]

Bug Description Stuck in opus mode and claude didn't switch to sonnet seamlessly. Was able to switch model manually (command is either in /settings or /model sonnet depending on version.

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: iTerm.app
• Version: 1.0.73
• Feedback ID: 09be1cf4-c36b-4c83-a155-4527bb667587

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:23.452Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:31.167Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:38:54.669Z"},{"error":"Error: Insufficient permissions for global npm install.\n    at T$0 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1554:1009)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async lD1 (file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1564:43)\n    at async file:///usr/local/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3293:10962","timestamp":"2025-11-10T16:39:00.613Z"}]

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/2820
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/11299
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/3185

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