[FEATURE] Claude Code edit tool to retry deleting temp files when locked for n iterations

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Problem Statement

When Claude Code is editing files in a Visual Studio 2026 WSL solution temporary files are not being deleted.

Claude suggested The pattern *.tmp.<pid>.<timestamp> is the Edit tool's atomic write — it writes to the temp file, then renames it to the final destination. If the rename succeeds the temp file vanishes. If it fails (e.g. the file is locked by the linter or VS at that moment), the temp file is left behind.

It does seem that the rename is succeeding as the edited code seems to be correct. This could be a bug.

Proposed Solution

The Edit tool should retry the temporary file delete n times then report if it fails.

Alternative Solutions

I delete the file manually. Sometimes I miss them and they end up in git.

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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