[BUG] Apple could not verify “claude” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

brew install claude-code

Running claude in terminal

Apple could not verify “claude” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

brew info claude-code
==> claude-code: 2.0.64
https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
Installed
/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/claude-code/2.0.64 (163MB)
Installed using the formulae.brew.sh API on 2025-11-30 at 17:29:16
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/c/claude-code.rb
==> Name
Claude Code
==> Description
Terminal-based AI coding assistant
==> Artifacts
claude (Binary)
==> Analytics
install: 82,730 (30 days), 118,115 (90 days), 134,568 (365 days)

MacOS 26.1 (25B78)

What Should Happen?

Claude code starts

Error Messages/Logs

Apple could not verify “claude” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

Steps to Reproduce

Install using brew
Launch

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.64

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_