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Claude Code v2.1.273 ·

New early bail-out for over-complex bash commands before prefix-rule matching

Overly complex bash commands now skip permission-rule matching entirely instead of being reasoned about

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Useful1my rating, 1 to 5
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AreaBash Safetywhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.273,
Under the hood

Overly complex bash commands now skip permission-rule matching entirely instead of being reasoned about

What

Before Claude Code splits a bash command into subcommands to match it against permission rules, it now runs a new complexity-and-length check first. If the command trips this check, Claude Code stops and declines to reason about it further, rather than attempting to split and match it.

Why

This avoids Claude Code trying to apply permission logic to bash commands too complex to analyze reliably, likely reducing the chance of a permission rule being matched incorrectly against a convoluted command.

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