Fix: omit --setting-sources flag when setting_sources is empty or unset (#778)

## Summary

When `setting_sources` was not provided (`None`) or was an empty list,
the SDK always passed `--setting-sources ""` to the CLI. The empty
string argument causes the CLI argument parser to consume the next flag
(e.g. `--permission-mode`) as the `--setting-sources` value, producing:

```
Error processing --setting-sources: Invalid setting source: --permission-mode.
Valid options are: user, project, local
```

This blocked all default SDK usage without an explicit `setting_sources`
workaround.

## Fix

Only add `--setting-sources` when `setting_sources` is a non-empty list,
matching the pattern used by other array-typed flags (`allowed_tools`,
`disallowed_tools`, `betas`).

**Before:**
```python
sources_value = (
    ",".join(self._options.setting_sources)
    if self._options.setting_sources is not None
    else ""
)
cmd.extend(["--setting-sources", sources_value])  # always emitted
```

**After:**
```python
if self._options.setting_sources:
    cmd.extend(["--setting-sources", ",".join(self._options.setting_sources)])
```

## Testing

- Added 3 unit tests verifying the fix:
- `test_build_command_setting_sources_omitted_when_not_provided` — no
`setting_sources` → no `--setting-sources` flag
- `test_build_command_setting_sources_omitted_when_empty` — empty `[]` →
no `--setting-sources` flag
- `test_build_command_setting_sources_included_when_provided` —
`["user", "project"]` → `--setting-sources user,project`
- All 427 existing tests pass
- Lint clean

Fixes anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-typescript#252

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Author: qing-ant

e2e-tests/test_agents_and_settings.py

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async def test_filesystem_agent_loading():
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_setting_sources_default():
-    """Test that default (no setting_sources) loads no settings."""
+    """Test that default (no setting_sources) lets CLI load all settings normally."""
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
         # Create a temporary project with local settings
         project_dir = Path(tmpdir)
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ async def test_setting_sources_default():
         settings_file = claude_dir / "settings.local.json"
         settings_file.write_text('{"outputStyle": "local-test-style"}')
 
-        # Don't provide setting_sources - should default to no settings
+        # Don't provide setting_sources - CLI uses its default behavior
+        # which loads all settings (user, project, local)
         options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
             cwd=project_dir,
             max_turns=1,
@@ -235,15 +236,12 @@ async def test_setting_sources_default():
         async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
             await client.query("What is 2 + 2?")
 
-            # Check that settings were NOT loaded
+            # Check that settings WERE loaded (CLI default loads all sources)
             async for message in client.receive_response():
                 if isinstance(message, SystemMessage) and message.subtype == "init":
                     output_style = message.data.get("output_style")
-                    assert output_style != "local-test-style", (
-                        f"outputStyle should NOT be from local settings (default is no settings), got: {output_style}"
-                    )
-                    assert output_style == "default", (
-                        f"outputStyle should be 'default', got: {output_style}"
+                    assert output_style == "local-test-style", (
+                        f"outputStyle should be from local settings (CLI default loads all sources), got: {output_style}"
                     )
                     break
 

src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/transport/subprocess_cli.py

@@ -280,12 +280,8 @@ def _build_command(self) -> list[str]:
         # Agents are always sent via initialize request (matching TypeScript SDK)
         # No --agents CLI flag needed
 
-        sources_value = (
-            ",".join(self._options.setting_sources)
-            if self._options.setting_sources is not None
-            else ""
-        )
-        cmd.extend(["--setting-sources", sources_value])
+        if self._options.setting_sources:
+            cmd.extend(["--setting-sources", ",".join(self._options.setting_sources)])
 
         # Add plugin directories
         if self._options.plugins:

tests/test_transport.py

@@ -389,6 +389,35 @@ def test_build_command_with_settings_json(self):
         assert "--settings" in cmd
         assert settings_json in cmd
 
+    def test_build_command_setting_sources_omitted_when_not_provided(self):
+        """Test that --setting-sources is omitted when setting_sources is not provided."""
+        transport = SubprocessCLITransport(
+            prompt="test",
+            options=make_options(),
+        )
+        cmd = transport._build_command()
+        assert "--setting-sources" not in cmd
+
+    def test_build_command_setting_sources_omitted_when_empty(self):
+        """Test that --setting-sources is omitted when setting_sources is empty list."""
+        transport = SubprocessCLITransport(
+            prompt="test",
+            options=make_options(setting_sources=[]),
+        )
+        cmd = transport._build_command()
+        assert "--setting-sources" not in cmd
+
+    def test_build_command_setting_sources_included_when_provided(self):
+        """Test that --setting-sources is included when setting_sources has values."""
+        transport = SubprocessCLITransport(
+            prompt="test",
+            options=make_options(setting_sources=["user", "project"]),
+        )
+        cmd = transport._build_command()
+        assert "--setting-sources" in cmd
+        idx = cmd.index("--setting-sources")
+        assert cmd[idx + 1] == "user,project"
+
     def test_build_command_with_extra_args(self):
         """Test building CLI command with extra_args for future flags."""
         transport = SubprocessCLITransport(