diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bb51fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(git add *)",
+      "Bash(git commit *)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs
index 3ac2b252..76c62546 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/bin/hive-ag3nt.rs
@@ -178,13 +178,10 @@ async fn invoke_claude(prompt: &str, mcp_config: &Path) -> Result<String> {
     // plus the hyperhive MCP surface so there's no permission prompt
     // mid-turn. A finer-grained allow-list system for Bash command
     // patterns is on the backlog (PLAN.md polish).
-    // Hard-coded to Haiku 4.5 for now to keep cost predictable while we
-    // iterate. TODO: make this overridable per-agent — op via dashboard,
-    // manager via `request_apply_commit` setting on the agent's flake.
     let out = Command::new("claude")
         .arg("--print")
         .arg("--model")
-        .arg("claude-haiku-4-5-20251001")
+        .arg("haiku")
         .arg("--mcp-config")
         .arg(mcp_config)
         .arg("--tools")