Thank you for the explanation.
For me, editing with AE is often not finished, but AE is the first step of editing. With time you also know what AE already optimized and which silders I would like to adjust manually afterwards.
In most cases, AE only adapts 1-2 silders in a group (like Tone or Enhance). Often I then use the silders not changed by AE in the same group for further processing. So I still have to reopen the sliders. AE always fits me about the same silder. Maybe you can add a setting so that deactivated auto-collaps is also taken over to AE.
I understand why you want to keep AE in Quick Fixes. As a user who has many years of experience with photo editing in Lightroom, it’s just a few more clicks for each image to switch between QuickFixes and Silders 😉 Since other users have also asked for it, their workflow is probably similar.