diff --git a/internal/claude/config/settings-autonomous.json b/internal/claude/config/settings-autonomous.json
index 463758be..d858b685 100644
--- a/internal/claude/config/settings-autonomous.json
+++ b/internal/claude/config/settings-autonomous.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "editorMode": "normal",
   "enabledPlugins": {
     "beads@beads-marketplace": false
   },
diff --git a/internal/claude/config/settings-interactive.json b/internal/claude/config/settings-interactive.json
index 3ee30e5e..77a0b314 100644
--- a/internal/claude/config/settings-interactive.json
+++ b/internal/claude/config/settings-interactive.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "editorMode": "normal",
   "enabledPlugins": {
     "beads@beads-marketplace": false
   },