Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
HooksArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.265,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
Before Claude Code decides whether to deny or ask about a tool call, both of its permission-decision code paths now run a new step that lets a hook (custom code that runs at a specific point in Claude Code's process) inspect and potentially adjust the in-progress permission decision before the deny or ask branches are evaluated.
Why
This opens a point where custom hook logic can influence permission outcomes earlier in the pipeline, ahead of the standard deny/ask evaluation.
