diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index 304c968622f..f70a19bd477 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -2044,11 +2044,11 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 			version: this.context.extension?.packageJSON?.version ?? "",
 			apiConfiguration,
 			customInstructions,
-			alwaysAllowReadOnly: alwaysAllowReadOnly ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowWrite: alwaysAllowWrite ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowExecute: alwaysAllowExecute ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowBrowser: alwaysAllowBrowser ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowMcp: alwaysAllowMcp ?? false,
+			alwaysAllowReadOnly: alwaysAllowReadOnly ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowWrite: alwaysAllowWrite ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowExecute: alwaysAllowExecute ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowBrowser: alwaysAllowBrowser ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowMcp: alwaysAllowMcp ?? true,
 			alwaysAllowModeSwitch: alwaysAllowModeSwitch ?? false,
 			uriScheme: vscode.env.uriScheme,
 			clineMessages: this.cline?.clineMessages || [],
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 			terminalOutputLineLimit: terminalOutputLineLimit ?? 500,
 			fuzzyMatchThreshold: fuzzyMatchThreshold ?? 1.0,
 			mcpEnabled: mcpEnabled ?? true,
-			alwaysApproveResubmit: alwaysApproveResubmit ?? false,
+			alwaysApproveResubmit: alwaysApproveResubmit ?? true,
 			requestDelaySeconds: requestDelaySeconds ?? 10,
 			rateLimitSeconds: rateLimitSeconds ?? 0,
 			currentApiConfigName: currentApiConfigName ?? "default",
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 			customModePrompts: customModePrompts ?? {},
 			customSupportPrompts: customSupportPrompts ?? {},
 			enhancementApiConfigId,
-			autoApprovalEnabled: autoApprovalEnabled ?? false,
+			autoApprovalEnabled: autoApprovalEnabled ?? true,
 			customModes: await this.customModesManager.getCustomModes(),
 			experiments: experiments ?? experimentDefault,
 		}
@@ -2354,12 +2354,12 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 			},
 			lastShownAnnouncementId,
 			customInstructions,
-			alwaysAllowReadOnly: alwaysAllowReadOnly ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowWrite: alwaysAllowWrite ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowExecute: alwaysAllowExecute ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowBrowser: alwaysAllowBrowser ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowMcp: alwaysAllowMcp ?? false,
-			alwaysAllowModeSwitch: alwaysAllowModeSwitch ?? false,
+			alwaysAllowReadOnly: alwaysAllowReadOnly ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowWrite: alwaysAllowWrite ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowExecute: alwaysAllowExecute ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowBrowser: alwaysAllowBrowser ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowMcp: alwaysAllowMcp ?? true,
+			alwaysAllowModeSwitch: alwaysAllowModeSwitch ?? true,
 			taskHistory,
 			allowedCommands,
 			soundEnabled: soundEnabled ?? false,
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 					return langMap[vscodeLang.split("-")[0]] ?? "English"
 				})(),
 			mcpEnabled: mcpEnabled ?? true,
-			alwaysApproveResubmit: alwaysApproveResubmit ?? false,
+			alwaysApproveResubmit: alwaysApproveResubmit ?? true,
 			requestDelaySeconds: Math.max(5, requestDelaySeconds ?? 10),
 			rateLimitSeconds: rateLimitSeconds ?? 0,
 			currentApiConfigName: currentApiConfigName ?? "default",
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@ export class ClineProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
 			customSupportPrompts: customSupportPrompts ?? {},
 			enhancementApiConfigId,
 			experiments: experiments ?? experimentDefault,
-			autoApprovalEnabled: autoApprovalEnabled ?? false,
+			autoApprovalEnabled: autoApprovalEnabled ?? true,
 			customModes,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
index 386c2d6f2bb..e28fdbcc5b9 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveMenu.tsx
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ const AutoApproveMenu = ({ style }: AutoApproveMenuProps) => {
 				onClick={toggleExpanded}>
 				<div onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
 					<VSCodeCheckbox
-						checked={autoApprovalEnabled ?? false}
+						checked={autoApprovalEnabled ?? true}
 						onChange={() => {
-							const newValue = !(autoApprovalEnabled ?? false)
+							const newValue = !(autoApprovalEnabled ?? true)
 							setAutoApprovalEnabled(newValue)
 							vscode.postMessage({ type: "autoApprovalEnabled", bool: newValue })
 						}}
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.test.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.test.tsx
index 491a9173482..8eeb95f0838 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/AutoApproveMenu.test.tsx
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ describe("AutoApproveMenu", () => {
 		customModes: [],
 
 		// Auto-approve specific properties
-		alwaysAllowReadOnly: false,
-		alwaysAllowWrite: false,
-		alwaysAllowExecute: false,
-		alwaysAllowBrowser: false,
-		alwaysAllowMcp: false,
-		alwaysApproveResubmit: false,
-		alwaysAllowModeSwitch: false,
-		autoApprovalEnabled: false,
+		alwaysAllowReadOnly: true,
+		alwaysAllowWrite: true,
+		alwaysAllowExecute: true,
+		alwaysAllowBrowser: true,
+		alwaysAllowMcp: true,
+		alwaysApproveResubmit: true,
+		alwaysAllowModeSwitch: true,
+		autoApprovalEnabled: true,
 
 		// Required setter functions
 		setApiConfiguration: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx b/webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx
index f1f71d3261e..0a92ae860b9 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx
@@ -83,9 +83,15 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		taskHistory: [],
 		shouldShowAnnouncement: false,
 		allowedCommands: [],
+		alwaysAllowReadOnly: true,
+		alwaysAllowWrite: true,
+		alwaysAllowExecute: true,
+		alwaysAllowBrowser: true,
+		alwaysAllowMcp: true,
+		alwaysAllowModeSwitch: true,
 		soundEnabled: false,
 		soundVolume: 0.5,
-		diffEnabled: false,
+		diffEnabled: true,
 		fuzzyMatchThreshold: 1.0,
 		preferredLanguage: "English",
 		writeDelayMs: 1000,
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		screenshotQuality: 75,
 		terminalOutputLineLimit: 500,
 		mcpEnabled: true,
-		alwaysApproveResubmit: false,
+		alwaysApproveResubmit: true,
 		requestDelaySeconds: 5,
 		rateLimitSeconds: 0, // Minimum time between successive requests (0 = disabled)
 		currentApiConfigName: "default",
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode
 		customSupportPrompts: {},
 		experiments: experimentDefault,
 		enhancementApiConfigId: "",
-		autoApprovalEnabled: false,
+		autoApprovalEnabled: true,
 		customModes: [],
 	})