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Share session output as artifacts Claude Code CLI · in the page artifacts …ude reads a page someone else wrote the way it reads a web page with [WebFetch](/docs/en/tools-reference#webfetch-tool-behavior): it gets a summary of what it asked about rather than the raw page, and… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …as stopped by the user; the notice now names its output file * Fixed WebFetch in Cowork cloud sessions reporting a tool error when a site answered with a 4xx status or a robots.txt refusal; it is now… Claude apps gateway for Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry Claude Code CLI · in the page claude-apps-gateway …gress allowlist reaches them only as parent settings, in the form of `WebFetch` domain rules and sandbox network rules. Without the opt-in, those sessions run without the egress restriction, and nothi… Claude apps gateway configuration Claude Code CLI · in the page claude-apps-gateway-config …availableModels: [claude-sonnet-4-6] permissions: { deny: ["WebFetch", "WebSearch"] } # Default catch-all last: matches everyone who authenticated. - match: {} cli: ava… Claude apps gateway deployment and operations Claude Code CLI · in the page claude-apps-gateway-deploy …c.com` except from the gateway. Blocking that egress also breaks the [WebFetch domain safety check](/docs/en/data-usage#webfetch-domain-safety-check), which calls `api.anthropic.com` from each develop… CLI reference Claude Code CLI · in the page cli-reference …Claude Code removes the built-in tools that run commands or code, and WebFetch, unless you name them individually in `--tools`, not through the `default` preset. It also confines the built-in file too… Data usage Claude Code CLI · in the page data-usage …t Foundry, or Claude Platform on AWS. Session quality surveys and the WebFetch domain safety check are exceptions and run regardless of provider. On a signed-in [Claude apps gateway](/docs/en/claude-a… Desktop application Claude Code CLI · in the page desktop …[MCP permission rules](/docs/en/permissions#mcp) for how `Bash` and `WebFetch` rules apply to Cowork's tools. In local and SSH sessions, the desktop app delivers each user's connected claude.ai conn… Error reference Claude Code CLI · in the page errors …rrors](#reading-a-local-file-from-outside-the-connected-folders) | | `WebFetch cannot fetch localhost or other hostnames without a dot` | [Tool errors](#webfetch-cannot-fetch-localhost) | | `The safet… Feature availability Claude Code CLI · in the page feature-availability …) or [GitLab CI/CD](/docs/en/gitlab-ci-cd). For web lookups, use the [WebFetch tool](/docs/en/tools-reference#webfetch-tool-behavior) with a specific URL. **Claude Platform on AWS** **Not available:… Set up Claude Code (local mode) for a HIPAA-ready organization Claude Code CLI · in the page hipaa-setup …n turn back on. | What a developer notices | Why | | :- | :- | | The WebFetch tool is unavailable | WebFetch is off. Web search still works | | `--cloud`, `/teleport`, and [Remote Control](/docs/en/r… Hooks reference Claude Code CLI · in the page hooks …hell`, `Edit`, `Write`, `Read`, `Glob`, `Grep`, `Agent`, `Workflow`, `WebFetch`, `WebSearch`, `AskUserQuestion`, and `ExitPlanMode`, and any [MCP tool names](#match-mcp-tools). To run a hook when a s… Connect Claude Code to an LLM gateway Claude Code CLI · in the page llm-gateway-connect …from refreshing, so the picker kept the previously cached list. * The WebFetch tool's [domain safety check](/docs/en/data-usage#webfetch-domain-safety-check) isn't affected and still calls `api.anthro… Claude Code gateway compatibility guide Claude Code CLI · in the page llm-gateway-protocol …ctivity error while inference through the gateway keeps working. The [WebFetch domain safety check](/docs/en/data-usage#webfetch-domain-safety-check) also calls `api.anthropic.com` directly. [Use fast… Roll out an LLM gateway for your organization Claude Code CLI · in the page llm-gateway-rollout …these features, but it also turns off the auto-updater, and it leaves WebFetch on. #### Hand developers the values to set themselves If you don't have managed-settings distribution in place, send ea… Deploy managed settings Claude Code CLI · in the page managed-settings …e allowlist it locks, `sandbox.network.allowedDomains` together with `WebFetch(domain:...)` allow rules, or `sandbox.filesystem.allowRead`, across every admin source. Without the lock, Claude Code tre… Monitoring Claude Code CLI · in the page monitoring-usage …iguration-variables) for the arguments it adds elsewhere. MCP tools, WebFetch, and WebSearch record this event too, on Claude Code v2.1.283 or later. Claude Code writes this event from a tool call's… Enterprise network configuration Claude Code CLI · in the page network-config …| - | - | | `api.anthropic.com` | Claude API requests, including the WebFetch [domain safety check](/docs/en/data-usage#webfetch-domain-safety-check), feature flag fetches, and telemetry event loggin… Configure permissions Claude Code CLI · in the page permissions …fication | Edit/write files | Yes | Until session end | | Web fetch | WebFetch | Yes, except a built-in set of [preapproved documentation domains](/docs/en/tools-reference#webfetch-tool-behavior) | Pe… Test plugins with evals Claude Code CLI · in the page plugin-evals …that need a grant you didn't give, such as `Bash`, `Write`, `Edit`, `WebFetch`, and `WebSearch`, are removed from the session, so Claude can't call them at all. A run allows only the read-only tools… Manage mods for your organization Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins/mods/admin …ers `$.http.fetch`.** * **Your organization's policy doesn't allow WebFetch**: Claude Code also refuses every mod's `$.http.fetch` request. See [WebFetch availability](/docs/en/tools-reference#webf… React to events with a mod Claude Code CLI · in the page plugins/mods/events …own report, so don't approve a call on this field alone. For example, WebFetch and Agent calls report as read-only, though [WebFetch](/docs/en/tools-reference#webfetch-tool-behavior) requests a URL an… How Claude Code uses prompt caching Claude Code CLI · in the page prompt-caching …# Denying an entire tool If you add a bare tool name like `Bash` or `WebFetch` as a [deny rule](/docs/en/permissions#manage-permissions), Claude can't call that tool from your next request on, whethe… Choose a sandbox environment Claude Code CLI · in the page sandbox-environments …er [built-in tools](/docs/en/tools-reference) such as Read, Edit, and WebFetch run inside the Claude Code process and do not spawn arbitrary code. [Permission rules](/docs/en/permissions) for path or… Configure the sandboxed Bash tool Claude Code CLI · in the page sandboxing …* **Built-in file and web tools**: tools such as Read, Edit, Write, WebFetch, and WebSearch follow [permission rules](/docs/en/permissions) instead. A `denyRead` entry doesn't stop the Read tool, an… Security Claude Code CLI · in the page security …user approval by default * **Web page summaries**: For most fetches, WebFetch runs a separate model call over the page, and Claude receives that call's answer instead of the raw page. See [WebFetch t… Deploy self-hosted environments to production Claude Code CLI · in the page self-hosted-environments-deploy …tion lookups by the built-in claude-code-guide agent and pre-approved WebFetch requests during sessions. Blocking these hosts only affects documentation lookups. | | `*.frame.claudeusercontent.com` |… Claude Code settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings …| | `skipWebFetchPreflight` | Skip the [WebFetch domain safety check](/docs/en/data-usage#webfetch-domain-safety-check) that sen… All settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings-reference …sions-mode) | Permission settings | User, local, or managed | | [`skipWebFetchPreflight`](#skipwebfetchpreflight) | Skip the [WebFetch hostname check](/docs/en/tools-reference#webfetch-tool-behavior)… Create custom subagents Claude Code CLI · in the page sub-agents …Glob`, `LSP`, `Bash`, `PowerShell`, `Edit`, `Write`, `NotebookEdit`, `WebFetch`, `WebSearch`, `TodoWrite`, `Skill`, `ToolSearch`, `EnterWorktree`, `ExitWorktree`, `Monitor`, `TaskStop`, `SendMessage`,… Tools reference Claude Code CLI · in the page tools-reference …bled, since `ToolSearch` handles the wait when it's enabled | No | | `WebFetch` | Fetches content from a specified URL. See [WebFetch tool behavior](#webfetch-tool-behavior) | Yes | | `WebSearch` | Pe… Week 35 · August 24–28, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w35 …tricted` or set `CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1`. Claude Code also removes `WebFetch`, confines the file tools to the working directories, loads only managed settings and `--settings`, and refuses the `bypa… Week 37 · September 7–11, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w37 …docs/en/plugins/create#load-a-directory-or-archive-for-one-session)If WebFetch hasn't finished downloading a page within five minutes, [the fetch fails with a deadline error](/docs/en/tools-reference#… What's new Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/index …** setting caps the effort level on every provider; and a page that **WebFetch** hasn't finished downloading within five minutes fails instead of hanging. [Read the Week 37 digest →](/docs/en/whats-n… Changelog Claude Documentation · in the page cowork/changelog …or hyphens, such as `web_fetch`; the warning gives the correct name, `WebFetch`. * (breaking) Removed the deprecation notices for the spellings that stopped being accepted on October 7, 2026: header m… Chat in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/chat …e same way they do in Cowork and Code sessions. For example, adding `"WebFetch"` removes web fetch from Chat conversations too. ### Project folders in Chat For a conversation inside a project, Claud… Code in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/code …assPermissionsMode` to `"disable"` removes the mode as well. | | `skipWebFetchPreflight` | Turns off Claude Code's Web Fetch [domain check](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-fetch) agains… Configuration reference Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration …s bundled skills and workflows (deep-research and similar). Use where WebFetch/WebSearch aren’t available. | | Allow user-created skills `skillCreationEnabled` | `boolean` | MDM + Bootstrap Added in 1… Configuration changelog Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration-changelog …open read-only instead of disappearing. * `disabledBuiltinTools`: a `WebFetch` or bare `Bash` entry added by device management now also applies to open Cowork and Chat conversations, and a tool name… Overview Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/overview …de.ai` at sign-in. If Code sessions can use Web Fetch, also set [`skipWebFetchPreflight`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#skipwebfetchpreflight) to `true` (or add `WebFetch` to `disable… Telemetry and egress Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry …third-party/claude-desktop/code) sessions can use Web Fetch and [`skipWebFetchPreflight`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#skipwebfetchpreflight) is not `true` (Claude Code's Web Fetch [… Web search and web fetch Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools …`["*"]` | | Block all fetches, in Code sessions too | `[]` and add `"WebFetch"` to `disabledBuiltinTools` | Wildcards match one or more leading subdomain labels (`*.example.com` matches `a.example.c…
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