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Sweep 09 Oct 2026 · 17:27Z Build v2.1.296 517 read Stable v2.1.287 Latest v2.1.296 Next v2.1.296 Feeds RSS JSON llms.txt llms-full.txt Unofficial

Claude Code v2.1.296 ·

Permission approvals are withheld if they would loosen a stricter rule

Claude Code no longer grants a permission when saving it would discard a rule that blocks or restricts an action

You'll notice Improvements
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2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PermissionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.296,
ImprovementsSection of the release

Unclear It is not clear what happens to the request after the approval is withheld, for example whether you are asked again.

What

Permissions decide which actions Claude Code may take without asking, such as running a command or editing a file. When an approval comes with permission changes to save, Claude Code now counts how many stricter rules would be lost. Stricter rules are ones that block an action or narrow it. If any would be lost, Claude Code does not issue the approval. Before this build the approval was always issued.

Why

This is a safety guard. Approving an action can no longer quietly remove a rule that was there to block or restrict it.

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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 doubtIt is not clear what happens to the request after the approval is withheld, for example whether you are asked again.

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