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userWritable flag added to managed-settings parse-error

Managed-settings parse errors now report whether the file is user-writable

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Managed-settings parse errors now report whether the file is user-writable

What

When a managed settings document fails to parse as valid JSON, the diagnostic information Claude Code produces now includes a userWritable: true field, in addition to whatever it already reported.

Why

Knowing whether the broken settings file is writable by the current user likely helps decide whether Claude Code (or the user) can fix the parse error directly, versus needing elevated permissions or admin intervention.

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