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Claude Code v2.1.288 ·

Shorter refusal message for awk, and plugin catalog cases removed

The awk permission refusal now reads "awk is given text that can't be checked before it runs", and two plugin catalog cases were removed

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What

awk is a command-line tool for processing text. When Claude Code refuses to approve an awk command automatically, its explanation is now shorter. It reads: awk is given text that can't be checked before it runs. It used to say the text is worked out when the command runs, so what it will run cannot be checked in advance.

Separately, the plugin directory catalog no longer has its own handling for two cases: data residency and essential-traffic-only.

Why

The awk message is shown to you, so it now reads more briefly. The reason it gives is the same.

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 what changes for plugins now that the data-residency and essential-traffic-only cases are gone.

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