[BUG] Permissions in .claude/settings.local.json keep getting wiped when adding new permission when prompted.
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 31, 2025 by LiamKarlMitchell Closed Aug 31, 2025
Environment
- Platform (select one):
- [ ] Anthropic API
- [ ] AWS Bedrock
- [ ] Google Vertex AI
- [x] Other: <!-- specify --> Claude Pro plan
- Claude CLI version: 1.0.98 (Claude Code)
- Operating System: Windows 10 & WSL 2 running Ubuntu <!-- e.g. macOS 14.3, Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04 -->
- Terminal: Windows Terminal, Vscode terminal, bash<!-- e.g. iTerm2, Terminal App -->
Bug Description
I have settings local json with allowed permissions.
When I add an "always" do something when claude prompts to run a command/checks with me.
The settings json seems to be getting wiped.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__playwright__*",
"mcp__context7__*",
"mcp__task-master-ai__*",
"Bash(pnpm add:*)",
"Bash(pnpm build:*)",
"Bash(pnpm build)",
"Bash(pnpm tauri *)",
"mcp__playwright__browser_snapshot",
"mcp__playwright__browser_navigate",
"mcp__playwright__browser_take_screenshot",
"mcp__playwright__browser_console_messages",
"mcp__playwright__browser_evaluate",
"mcp__playwright__browser_navigate",
"mcp__playwright__browser_snapshot",
"mcp__playwright__browser_take_screenshot",
"mcp__task-master-ai__get_task",
"Bash(pnpm dev:frontend:*)",
"mcp__task-master-ai__next_task",
"mcp__task-master-ai__set_task_status",
"Bash(rustc:*)",
"Bash(tsc:*)",
"Bash(rustfmt:*)",
"Bash(eslint:*)",
"Bash(prettier:*)",
"Bash(ls:*)",
"Bash(cat:*)",
"Bash(head:*)",
"Bash(tail:*)",
"Bash(grep:*)",
"Bash(find:*)",
"Bash(which:*)",
"Bash(where:*)",
"Bash(pwd:*)",
"Bash(echo:*)",
"Bash(printf:*)",
"Bash(wc:*)",
"Bash(sort:*)",
"Bash(uniq:*)",
"Bash(awk:*)",
"Bash(sed:*)",
"Bash(cut:*)",
"Bash(tr:*)",
"Bash(mkdir:*)",
"Bash(touch:*)",
"Bash(cp:*)",
"Bash(mv:*)",
"Bash(git diff:*)",
"Read(*)",
"Edit(*)",
"Create(*)",
"Write(*)",
"Delete(*)",
"Grep(*)",
"Glob(*)",
"LS(*)",
"WebFetch(domain:github.com)",
"WebFetch(domain:docs.*)",
"WebFetch(domain:api.*)",
"WebFetch(domain:raw.githubusercontent.com)",
"WebFetch(domain:stackoverflow.com)",
"WebFetch(domain:developer.mozilla.org)",
"task-master-ai *"
],
"deny": [],
"ask": []
},
"enableAllProjectMcpServers": true,
"enabledMcpjsonServers": [
"task-master-ai"
]
}
Steps to Reproduce
- Have settings.local.json permissions set in repo project.
- do a command that asks permission
- tell it to always allow the command.
Expected Behavior
Add the command to the allow list.
Actual Behavior
Config seems to be getting wiped?
Additional Context
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