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Bash permission checks now catch unverifiable redirects and arguments

Claude Code now asks for permission instead of silently allowing bash commands it can't fully verify against deny rules

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Claude Code now asks for permission instead of silently allowing bash commands it can't fully verify against deny rules

What

The permission checker for chained bash commands now also inspects shell redirect targets (like >, >>, <) against Edit deny rules, and detects risky argument rewriting via env/env --chdir. It also stops checking individual arguments once a cap is reached.

When the checker can't fully verify every argument or redirect target against the configured deny rules, it now falls back to explicitly asking the user for permission rather than silently allowing the command. This new state is called denyRulesUnjudged, and it's registered as a new bypass-immune classifier category (alongside existing ones like isolatePeerMachines, restrictedMode, and outsideReadsBlocked), meaning it can't be skipped via normal bypass settings.

Why

Previously, a bash command with a redirect or argument the checker couldn't fully evaluate against deny rules could be let through silently. Now Claude Code errs on the side of asking, closing a gap where a deny rule could be circumvented without the user noticing.

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Names in the bundledenyRulesUnjudged
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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhich specific deny rules or actions fall under denyRulesUnjudged is not stated.

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