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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Unreadable files in a forwarded permission prompt now say so

A forwarded approval prompt now says why it couldn't read the file instead of showing an empty diff.

You'll notice New Features
JSON All of v2.1.248
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Remote ApprovalsArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.248,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What

When a tool call forwarded from another machine is waiting on your approval and the local preview of the affected file cannot be read, the dialog now says "This machine could not read the file (" with the reason, instead of showing an empty diff.

Details
  • The failure is also logged at error level as buildForwardedPermissionDialog: local preview of a held call failed:.
Evidence

This machine could not read the file (, buildForwardedPermissionDialog: local preview of a held call failed:

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

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