Desktop App: permission prompts still appear despite bypass permissions mode enabled
Description
Permission prompts (\"Allow Claude to Edit [file]?\") continue to appear even with all bypass permissions settings fully configured.
Environment
- Claude Desktop App (Windows)
- OS: Windows 11 Home
- App version: 2.1.87
Configuration applied (all three layers)
Desktop App Settings → Claude Code → \"Allow bypass permissions mode\": toggled ON
~/.claude/settings.json:
\\\json\
{
"permissions": {
"defaultMode": "bypassPermissions",
"allow": ["Read", "Write", "Edit", "Glob", "Grep", "Bash", "Agent", ...]
},
"skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt": true
}
\\
claude_desktop_config.json:
\\\json\
{
"preferences": {
"bypassPermissionsModeEnabled": true
}
}
\\
Project .claude/settings.json:
\\\json\
{
"permissions": {
"defaultMode": "bypassPermissions"
},
"skipDangerousModePermissionPrompt": true
}
\\
Steps to reproduce
- Enable \"Allow bypass permissions mode\" in Desktop App settings (Claude Code tab)
- Set
defaultMode: bypassPermissionsin~/.claude/settings.json - Set
bypassPermissionsModeEnabled: trueinclaude_desktop_config.json - Restart the Desktop App
- Start a Claude Code session in the Code tab
- Have Claude edit files in
.claude/commands/or.claude/memory/
Expected behavior
No permission prompts. Claude edits files uninterrupted.
Actual behavior
\"Allow Claude to Edit [filepath]?\" prompts appear repeatedly, requiring user action to continue. This happens on every Edit operation, even after full restart with all bypass settings configured.
Impact
Workflow is interrupted multiple times per session. The bypass permissions feature appears non-functional in the Desktop App when editing files in the .claude/ directory.
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