diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 3a58cec4..dbf781c9 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	// These are populated by cobra during flag parsing
+	debug bool
+	cwd string
+	prompt string
+	alwaysAllowPermissions bool
+)
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "opencode",
+	Use: "opencode",
 	Short: "Terminal-based AI assistant for software development",
 	Long: `OpenCode is a powerful terminal-based AI assistant that helps with software development tasks.
 It provides an interactive chat interface with AI capabilities, code analysis, and LSP integration
@@ -46,6 +53,24 @@ to assist developers in writing, debugging, and understanding code directly from
   # Run a single non-interactive prompt with JSON output format
   opencode -p "Explain the use of context in Go" -f json
   `,
+	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		// Ensure CWD is determined correctly before loading config
+		if cwd == "" {
+			c, err := os.Getwd()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to get current working directory: %v", err)
+			}
+			cwd = c
+		}
+		_, err := config.Load(cwd, debug)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load initial configuration: %w", err)
+		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("always-allow-permissions") {
+			config.Get().AlwaysAllowPermissions = alwaysAllowPermissions
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// If the help flag is set, show the help message
 		if cmd.Flag("help").Changed {
@@ -58,9 +83,11 @@ to assist developers in writing, debugging, and understanding code directly from
 		}
 
 		// Load the config
-		debug, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("debug")
-		cwd, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("cwd")
-		prompt, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("prompt")
+		// Config is already loaded by PersistentPreRunE. We can get it directly.
+		cfg := config.Get()
+		if cfg == nil { // Should not happen if PersistentPreRunE ran successfully
+			return fmt.Errorf("configuration not loaded")
+		}
 		outputFormat, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output-format")
 		quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
 
@@ -69,22 +96,12 @@ to assist developers in writing, debugging, and understanding code directly from
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid format option: %s\n%s", outputFormat, format.GetHelpText())
 		}
 
-		if cwd != "" {
-			err := os.Chdir(cwd)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to change directory: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-		if cwd == "" {
-			c, err := os.Getwd()
+		// CWD logic is now handled in PersistentPreRunE or by direct use of cwd
+		if cwd != cfg.WorkingDir { // Ensure current directory matches config if changed by Chdir
+			err := os.Chdir(cfg.WorkingDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to get current working directory: %v", err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to change directory to config working dir: %v", err)
 			}
-			cwd = c
-		}
-		_, err := config.Load(cwd, debug)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
 		}
 
 		// Connect DB, this will also run migrations
@@ -291,9 +308,10 @@ func Execute() {
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "Help")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("version", "v", false, "Version")
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("debug", "d", false, "Debug")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("cwd", "c", "", "Current working directory")
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("prompt", "p", "", "Prompt to run in non-interactive mode")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "Debug")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cwd, "cwd", "c", "", "Current working directory")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&prompt, "prompt", "p", "", "Prompt to run in non-interactive mode")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&alwaysAllowPermissions, "always-allow-permissions", "A", false, "Globally allow all permissions without prompting for the current and future sessions")
 
 	// Add format flag with validation logic
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("output-format", "f", format.Text.String(),
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 5a0905bb..8635e626 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -83,16 +83,17 @@ type ShellConfig struct {
 type Config struct {
 	Data         Data                              `json:"data"`
 	WorkingDir   string                            `json:"wd,omitempty"`
-	MCPServers   map[string]MCPServer              `json:"mcpServers,omitempty"`
+	MCPServers map[string]MCPServer `json:"mcpServers,omitempty"`
 	Providers    map[models.ModelProvider]Provider `json:"providers,omitempty"`
 	LSP          map[string]LSPConfig              `json:"lsp,omitempty"`
 	Agents       map[AgentName]Agent               `json:"agents,omitempty"`
 	Debug        bool                              `json:"debug,omitempty"`
 	DebugLSP     bool                              `json:"debugLSP,omitempty"`
 	ContextPaths []string                          `json:"contextPaths,omitempty"`
-	TUI          TUIConfig                         `json:"tui"`
-	Shell        ShellConfig                       `json:"shell,omitempty"`
-	AutoCompact  bool                              `json:"autoCompact,omitempty"`
+	TUI TUIConfig `json:"tui"`
+	Shell ShellConfig `json:"shell,omitempty"`
+	AutoCompact           bool `json:"autoCompact,omitempty"`
+	AlwaysAllowPermissions bool `json:"alwaysAllowPermissions,omitempty"` // New field
 }
 
 // Application constants
@@ -221,8 +222,9 @@ func configureViper() {
 func setDefaults(debug bool) {
 	viper.SetDefault("data.directory", defaultDataDirectory)
 	viper.SetDefault("contextPaths", defaultContextPaths)
-	viper.SetDefault("tui.theme", "opencode")
+	viper.SetDefault("tui.theme", "opencode") 
 	viper.SetDefault("autoCompact", true)
+	viper.SetDefault("alwaysAllowPermissions", false) // New default
 
 	// Set default shell from environment or fallback to /bin/bash
 	shellPath := os.Getenv("SHELL")
@@ -874,7 +876,22 @@ func UpdateTheme(themeName string) error {
 	cfg.TUI.Theme = themeName
 
 	// Update the file config
-	return updateCfgFile(func(config *Config) {
-		config.TUI.Theme = themeName
+	return updateCfgFile(func(userCfg *Config) {
+		userCfg.TUI.Theme = themeName
+	})
+}
+
+// UpdateAlwaysAllowPermissions updates the alwaysAllowPermissions setting in the configuration and writes it to the config file.
+func UpdateAlwaysAllowPermissions(value bool) error {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("config not loaded")
+	}
+
+	// Update the in-memory config
+	cfg.AlwaysAllowPermissions = value
+
+	// Update the file config
+	return updateCfgFile(func(userCfg *Config) { // Match existing pattern in updateCfgFile
+		userCfg.AlwaysAllowPermissions = value
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/permission/permission.go b/internal/permission/permission.go
index d6fdea66..d447fb61 100644
--- a/internal/permission/permission.go
+++ b/internal/permission/permission.go
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ func (s *permissionService) Deny(permission PermissionRequest) {
 }
 
 func (s *permissionService) Request(opts CreatePermissionRequest) bool {
+	// Check global "always allow" setting first
+	globalCfg := config.Get()
+	if globalCfg != nil && globalCfg.AlwaysAllowPermissions {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	if slices.Contains(s.autoApproveSessions, opts.SessionID) {
 		return true
 	}