[BUG] Asked permission to run `cd /x/y/z && rm -rf *` in "bypass permissions" mode.

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 8, 2026 by TK009

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What's Wrong?

Asked permission to run cd /x/y/z && rm -rf * in "bypass permissions" mode.

What Should Happen?

It seems to have mistaken that rm -rf is run for some more important directory, but the cd is in front, but that is a bug that shouldn't even surface in bypass permissions mode, It shouldn't ask for permission even for crazy commands. The "--dangerously-skip-permissions" mode is used for sandboxes or computers where it doesn't matter or is intended. This gets the agent stuck in a mode that should never ask for permission.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
  2. Do work that involves removing stuff in directories

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.201

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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