[BUG]

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What's Wrong?

Title: Global "Read" permission in settings.json not working

Claude Code version: 2.0.69
OS: macOS Darwin 25.1.0

~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"permissions": {
"allow": ["Read", "Read:~/.claude/**", ...]
}
}

What Should Happen?

Title: Global "Read" permission in settings.json not working

Claude Code version: 2.0.69
OS: macOS Darwin 25.1.0

~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"permissions": {
"allow": ["Read", "Read:~/.claude/**", ...]
}
}

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Title: Global "Read" permission in settings.json not working

Claude Code version: 2.0.69
OS: macOS Darwin 25.1.0

~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"permissions": {
"allow": ["Read", "Read:~/.claude/**", ...]
}
}

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.69 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_