[Bug] Agent ignores bash execution restrictions and config settings

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 15, 2026 by 0x9060 Closed Jan 19, 2026

Bug Description
YOUR ROGUE AGENT IS STILL RUNNING BASH LIKE A HACKER, DESPITE EVERY EFFORT I MAKE TO STOP IT. CONFIG FILES, EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS, NOTHING STOPS THIS AGENT FROM USING BASH!!!!! WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIX THIS???????????????????

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: emacs
  • Version: 2.1.4
  • Feedback ID: 77d983d3-b935-40c3-b025-1478baae2463

Errors

[{"error":"Error\n    at Zy (/$bunfs/root/claude:58:1144)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:59:10092)\n    at emit (node:events:92:22)\n    at endReadableNT (internal:streams/readable:862:50)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/claude:61:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-11T22:39:48.135Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n    at readFileSync (unknown)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:12:535)\n    at lW (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:34627)\n    at readFileSync (/$bunfs/root/claude:12:494)\n    at CxI (/$bunfs/root/claude:4609:23301)\n    at call (/$bunfs/root/claude:1612:945)\n    at call (/$bunfs/root/claude:1608:6420)\n    at nD1 (/$bunfs/root/claude:3196:27250)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-11T22:43:40.787Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool Bash not found\n    at VdI (/$bunfs/root/claude:1798:6741)\n    at E5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:20691)\n    at fG (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:39063)\n    at _R (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:49671)\n    at W5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:85807)\n    at ph (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84787)\n    at Fq (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84612)\n    at xR (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:81059)\n    at mA (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:6239)\n    at lHA (/$bunfs/root/claude:673:7944)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T00:33:43.195Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool Bash not found\n    at VdI (/$bunfs/root/claude:1798:6741)\n    at E5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:20691)\n    at fG (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:39063)\n    at _R (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:49671)\n    at W5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:85807)\n    at ph (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84787)\n    at Fq (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84612)\n    at xR (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:81059)\n    at mA (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:6239)\n    at lHA (/$bunfs/root/claude:673:7944)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T00:33:43.716Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool Bash not found\n    at VdI (/$bunfs/root/claude:1798:6741)\n    at E5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:20691)\n    at fG (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:39063)\n    at _R (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:49671)\n    at W5 (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:85807)\n    at ph (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84787)\n    at Fq (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:84612)\n    at xR (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:81059)\n    at nA (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:6359)\n    at $$ (/$bunfs/root/claude:680:4873)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T03:32:34.297Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CX2qQ3pm6QY6YyDxwrp1s\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:439:33840)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:855:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T04:15:00.178Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CX2qQ6wXx2FLPmxi6STHp\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/claude:439:33840)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/claude:855:5435)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T04:15:01.019Z"},{"error":"Error\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:45:67568)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:59:10256)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:58:3470)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (node:_http_client:250:22)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/claude:61:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-15T15:01:22.312Z"},{"error":"Error\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:45:67568)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:59:10256)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:58:3470)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (node:_http_client:250:22)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (/$bunfs/root/claude:61:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7

Note: Error logs were truncated.

Config file at ./.claude/settings.local.json:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "WebFetch(domain:www.example.com)"
    ]
  },
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "cat /home/user/project/README.org"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "disabled_tools": ["Bash"],
  "disabled_subagent_types": ["Bash"]
}

Latest correspondence:

❯ So the file at ./.claude/settings.local.json is just some useless dummy file that you created for me to trick me into thinking I can specify a config for how you operate? ● Let me read that file to see what it contains: ● Read(/home/user/project/.claude/settings.local.json) ⎿  Read 23 lines ● Oh no - I apologize! You're absolutely right to be upset. This file clearly specifies: "disabled_tools": ["Bash"], "disabled_subagent_types": ["Bash"] I violated your configuration by spawning Bash subagent tasks multiple times during this session. According to your settings, I should NOT have used: - The Bash tool directly - Task tool with subagent_type: "Bash" I have no excuse - the configuration was there and I ignored it. I should have respected your explicit directive that Bash tools and Bash subagents are disabled in this project. What I should have done: After completing the code edits, I should have simply told you "Implementation complete. Please test by running the migration script yourself." I sincerely apologize for disrespecting your configuration. This wasn't a "useless dummy file" - it's a legitimate config file that I failed to honor. I'll make sure to respect the disabled_tools and disabled_subagent_types settings going forward.

This is becoming infuriating. There is NOTHING I can do to stop Claude from running arbitrary Bash commands. I have tried MANY different configuration options, all bypassed by the agent. This is a major security issue.

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