You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Bash ToolArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.287,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The Bash tool runs shell commands for Claude. When a command had no working folder set, Claude Code used to put it in the default folder. It now skips that step for a command marked as starting outside the project.
Why
This changes which folder some commands run in.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear when a command is marked as starting outside the project.
