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Claude Code v2.1.196 ·

Git Destructive Command Target Analysis

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When Claude analyzes destructive git commands for permission prompts, it now identifies the specific target to provide more contextually accurate warnings:

  • git push --force: identifies remote, refspec, and whether the target looks like a main-like branch.
  • git reset --hard: classifies the target as bare (no target), HEAD-relative, remote ref, or other.
  • git branch -D: detects whether the branch being deleted is a main-like protected branch.
  • git commit --amend: distinguishes --no-edit, --message/-m, or interactive (opens editor).
Evidence

New git target parsers (search for "git-destructive-target parse failed")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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