### Preflight Checklist - [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet (as a currently-open issue — see related closed issues below) - [x] This is a single bug report - [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code ### What's Wrong? Running `claude` from the home directory (`/home/ `) shows the "Do you trust the files in this folder?" prompt on every single launch, even after repeatedly selecting "1. Yes, proceed". Running `claude` from a regular subfolder (e.

[BUG] Trust prompt reappears on every launch, but only for the home directory

Status Open

Reported on v2.1.283

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Activity 0 comments · opened Sep 28, 2026

Preflight Checklist

[x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet (as a currently-open issue — see related closed issues below)
[x] This is a single bug report
[x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Running claude from the home directory (/home/<user>) shows the "Do you trust the files in this folder?" prompt on every single launch, even after repeatedly selecting "1. Yes, proceed". Running claude from a regular subfolder (e.g. ~/some-project) persists trust correctly after one approval.

Environment:

OS: Ubuntu 26.04 under WSL2 (Windows 11)
Claude Code version: 2.1.283
Working directory: /home/<user> (home directory)

What Should Happen?

Trust decision should persist after first confirmation, same as it does for non-home directories.

Steps to Reproduce

cd ~
claude
Select "1. Yes, proceed"
Exit cleanly with /exit
claude again from ~
Trust prompt reappears

Repeating from a subfolder instead of ~ does not reproduce the issue — trust persists there as expected.

Additional Context

Inspected ~/.claude.json directly: for the home-directory entry under projects, hasTrustDialogAccepted stays false across sessions regardless of how many times "Yes, proceed" is selected, or whether the prior session exited cleanly (/exit) vs. the terminal being closed directly. Non-home project entries in the same file correctly flip to true after one approval and stay that way.

This matches reports in two related, now-closed/locked issues:

#2147 ("Claude now seems to forget that we allow 'Do you trust the files in this folder?'") — a commenter there (balheru) found the same home-directory-specific pattern back in June 2025: works fine for subfolders, never persists for the home folder.
#9256 (closed as duplicate of #2147)

Both were auto-closed for inactivity rather than fixed, and #2147 is now locked so I can't comment there directly — filing fresh per the bot's own suggestion.

Is this a regression?

Unclear — per #2147, this has been reported intermittently since at least mid-2025 and is still present in 2.1.283.

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