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ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.309,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what the safety check tests, so which Set-Location commands now skip the prompt is unknown.
What
In PowerShell, Set-Location changes the current folder, like cd. Claude Code checks commands before running them to decide whether to ask you first. A Set-Location command now passes that check when a safety check on the command succeeds. This happens before the usual check on which folder the command moves to.
Why
This may mean fewer permission prompts when Claude changes folders in PowerShell.
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 the safety check tests, so which Set-Location commands now skip the prompt is unknown.
Anthropic's release notes agreeWindows: Fixed PowerShell permission checks auto-approving some Set-Location or cd commands that target the current directory and carry…
