[BUG] Claude wrote unexpected values to permissions while adding permissions

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 22, 2026 by dodontommy Closed Mar 24, 2026

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?

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When adding Bash(*) and Write(*) permissions using /permissions -> Add a new rule... they got written as Base and Wrote to the settings json instead of the correct perms.

What Should Happen?

The permissions should be written correctly and applied correctly instead of malformed

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. /permissions -> Add a new rule... and enter `Base(*)
  2. Observe permission is not working
  3. Observe settings.json - appears as Base

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code 2.1.50, running on Claude Opus 4.6 (model ID claude-opus-4-6).

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

_No response_

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