[BUG] Claude creating ghost files while using /sandbox

Preflight Checklist

• [ ] 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?

Just trying to bumb this and see if anyone else is also still experiencing this or has found a way to fix it...

During Bash tool execution, Claude Code creates empty (0 byte), read-only (-r--r--r--) dotfiles in the current working directory:

    .bashrc
    .bash_profile
    .gitconfig
    .gitmodules
    .profile
    .ripgreprc
    .zprofile
    .zshrc

All files are created at the exact same millisecond.
Reproduces consistently across all directories and persists even after full uninstall/reinstall of Claude Code.

SOURCE: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/17087

What Should Happen?

Claude should not be creating these ghost files and should have a way to allow accessing specific root files if needed such as .gitconfig etc...

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

run claude in sandboxing mode current config

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "WebFetch(domain:proxy.golang.org)",
      "Bash(go build:*)"
    ]
  },
  "sandbox": {
    "enabled": true,
    "filesystem": {
      "denyRead": [
        "~/"
      ],
      "allowRead": [
        "."
      ]
    }
  }
}

ask to do normal changes in code base and interact with the system and tools like git, for example commiting changes

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.92 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Running arch specifically CachyOS
using:

• Ghost
• ZSH