Press Ctrl+E during permission prompts to toggle an AI-generated explanation of what the command does and its risk level.
Usage
When Claude asks for permission to run a command, press Ctrl+E to see:
What the command does (explanation)
Why Claude is running it (reasoning)
Potential risks with severity level (LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH)
Details
Explanations are generated on-demand using a fast model
Toggle the explanation panel on/off with Ctrl+E
Risk levels: LOW (safe dev workflows), MEDIUM (recoverable changes), HIGH (dangerous/irreversible)
Only appears when the permission explainer feature flag is enabled
Evidence
hg2() at line 417649 (checks X.ctrl && J === "e", calls tengu_permission_explainer_shortcut_used), gg2() at line 417666 (renders "ctrl+e to " + "hide" or "explain"), wc5() at line 417675 (displays explanation with riskLevel)
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
