Finding / claude-code
2026-10-24-claude-code-deletion-prompts-narrow-while-unavailable-sandbox-write-fallbacks-are-refused
Deletion prompts narrow while unavailable sandbox write fallbacks are refused. 299 stops prompting for rm built at runtime inside a script the client cannot read unless CLAUDE_CODE_STRICT_INLINE_SHELL_RM_PROMPT=1 is set. 309 changes the dangerous rm/rmdir prompt in Desktop and VS Code bypass mode to immediate denial with a rewrite hint. For commands excluded from an enabled but unavailable sandbox, writes to sandbox write-list paths now ask and the unsandboxed fallback is refused there.
Channel: tagged-release. Half: both. Date: 2026-10-22.
Operator consequence: Re-test deletion policies that depended on a prompt and decide whether the strict inline-shell setting is needed. Check bypass jobs for the new denial path and exercise sandbox-unavailable writes. Reduced waiting does not mean those commands became approved.
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Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0
Finding ID: 2026-10-24-claude-code-deletion-prompts-narrow-while-unavailable-sandbox-write-fallbacks-are-refused
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- Claude Code / claim / deletion-and-fallback-changes
- Claude Code / posture / governance
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