From a1559026f8e7cc61ff755c3e58b2bc50b3582e51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "A.K.M. Adib" <adibakm@google.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:10:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] complete

---
 packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts | 6 ++++++
 packages/core/src/config/config.ts      | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
index 2ee826c466..4f54e92555 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -1252,6 +1252,12 @@ describe('setApprovalMode with folder trust', () => {
     expect(() => config.setApprovalMode(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT)).not.toThrow();
   });
 
+  it('should NOT throw an error when setting PLAN mode in an untrusted folder', () => {
+    const config = new Config(baseParams);
+    vi.spyOn(config, 'isTrustedFolder').mockReturnValue(false);
+    expect(() => config.setApprovalMode(ApprovalMode.PLAN)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it('should NOT throw an error when setting any mode in a trusted folder', () => {
     const config = new Config(baseParams);
     vi.spyOn(config, 'isTrustedFolder').mockReturnValue(true);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 2dd235becf..03d0f3e6c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -1380,7 +1380,11 @@ export class Config {
   }
 
   setApprovalMode(mode: ApprovalMode): void {
-    if (!this.isTrustedFolder() && mode !== ApprovalMode.DEFAULT) {
+    if (
+      !this.isTrustedFolder() &&
+      mode !== ApprovalMode.DEFAULT &&
+      mode !== ApprovalMode.PLAN
+    ) {
       throw new Error(
         'Cannot enable privileged approval modes in an untrusted folder.',
       );