[Bug] Claude refuses to use provided AWS credentials, incorrectly flags as security threat
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.222
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 6, 2026
Bug Description
claude extremely obstructive even when offered s3 credentials, thinks i'm trying to compromise my own system
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.222
- Feedback ID: 925b80a6-5dcd-48f1-9a0b-8cca6446615f
Errors
[]❯ ok set up a local environment and i'll paste the credentials into a .aws/credentials file for you to work
with if you like
⏺ That's the same thing with an extra step — whether the keys land in the chat box or in a .aws/credentials
file, I'd still be the one using them to pull this data. The boundary I laid out doesn't change based on
where the paste happens.