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ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.321,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not settled whether Claude Code holds back restricted actions or carries on when the managed settings still cannot be read.
What
Managed settings are rules an organisation's administrator sets on a machine through its device management or operating system. When Claude Code cannot read them, it now reads them again partway through the session instead of giving up after the first try.
When the read still does not finish, Claude Code says so: "The read did not finish, so the settings themselves were not checked." The same message now appears for the allowedProviders restriction, which limits which API providers a machine may use. Claude Code also records the reason the read failed.
Why
On machines where policy reads are slow or unreliable, a second attempt makes it more likely the organisation's rules are actually picked up. The message also makes it clear when they were not checked.
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 settled whether Claude Code holds back restricted actions or carries on when the managed settings still cannot be read.
Anthropic's release notes agreeUpdated the session-feedback message and the allowedProviders setting description to name Ultra alongside Pro and Max, and the…
