[BUG] File preview panel can't open files outside the opened project folder (even though Finder can)

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• [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?

When Claude sends/creates a file located outside the currently opened project folder (but still on the same disk, one level up from the opened project), clicking the file card in the chat opens a "Fichier" side panel that says:

"Ce fichier est introuvable. Il a peut-être été supprimé, ou il se trouve en dehors du répertoire de travail."

Example: project opened for the session is ~/Documents/personal-ascension/plugins/personal-ascension, and the file is at ~/Documents/personal-ascension/inspiration/2026-08-24-hellowillfan/2026-08-24-inspiration-hellowillfan.md (one level above).

The panel's "Afficher dans le Finder" button DOES work and opens the correct file in Finder — proving the file exists and is fully readable on disk. So the app has full filesystem access, it just refuses to preview it because the path is outside the opened project's scope.

Reproduced on macOS, both in a session that had connected GitHub for cloud mode and in a session confirmed running locally. Also fails on the Claude mobile app for the same attachment (tapping the file card does nothing there).

<img width="1152" height="863" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ed2e33d3-778b-45ae-88d2-01453ca4f92d" />

What Should Happen?

Clicking a file card/link that points to an existing local file should open it, regardless of whether that file is inside or outside the currently opened project folder — since the app's own "Show in Finder" button proves it already has full filesystem access to that same file.

Error Messages/Logs

Ce fichier est introuvable. Il a peut-être été supprimé, ou il se trouve en dehors du répertoire de travail.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open a Claude Code session with a project folder scoped to a subdirectory of a larger repo (e.g. project opened at repo/plugins/my-plugin).
2. Have Claude create or send a file located in a sibling folder outside that opened project (e.g. repo/some-other-folder/file.md).
3. Click the resulting file card/link in the chat.
4. The "Fichier" side panel opens and shows "file not found / outside the working directory", even though the file exists.
5. Click "Afficher dans le Finder" (Show in Finder) on that same panel — it correctly opens Finder to the real file, proving the file is fully accessible on disk.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.185 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_