Allow rules for Edit/Write don't auto-approve — still prompts user

Description

Setting Edit and Write allow rules in .claude/settings.json does not auto-approve file edits. The user is still prompted for every edit, even when the path matches the allow rule.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create .claude/settings.json in a project directory with:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Edit(/home/user/project/**)",
      "Write(/home/user/project/**)",
      "Read(/home/user/project/**)"
    ]
  }
}

1. Start a Claude Code session in that project directory
2. Ask Claude to edit a file within the project (e.g. todo.md)
3. Claude is prompted for permission despite the allow rule matching

Expected behavior

File edits matching an allow rule should be auto-approved without prompting.

Actual behavior

The user is prompted for every edit. The only workaround found was adding "defaultMode": "acceptEdits" to the settings, which raises the question: what is the purpose of the allow rules if they don't actually allow anything on their own?

Environment

• Claude Code CLI
• Linux (Kubuntu 24.04)