[BUG] Approval path temporarily unavailable when tool use requires permission

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?

While using Claude Code, I attempted an action that required approval (writing a new file). Instead of showing the
normal approve/deny prompt, I received the following error:

▎ "This action needed approval, but the approval path is temporarily unavailable."

The tool call was blocked and the file was not written. I was unable to proceed with the task until retrying.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Claude Code in the desktop/CLI app
2. Ask Claude to create a new file in the project
3. When the approval prompt should appear, it fails with the above message instead

Expected behavior: A prompt should appear asking to approve or deny the file write.

Actual behavior: The approval path was unavailable and the action was blocked entirely.

Environment:

• OS: macOS 25.0.0
• Claude Code model: claude-sonnet-4-6

What Should Happen?

A permission prompt should appear asking me to approve or deny the file write action, so I can review and confirm
▎ what Claude is about to do before it proceeds.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Code in the desktop/CLI app
2. Ask Claude to create a new file in the project
3. When the approval prompt should appear, it fails with the above message instead

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.140

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_