Empty .git treated as repo root

“Claude Code treats an empty .git directory as a git repository root, though git does not.”

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Empty .git directory treated as repository root, breaking trust and worktree guard. Claude Code stops at an empty .git directory that git itself ignores, so the folder-trust prompt reappears and writes under /tmp are refused.

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Where: project root detection
Error text: Edit the worktree copy of this file
Versions: 2.1.289 to 2.1.308
Platforms: Linux
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Original reports2, newest first

Oct 24, 2026An empty .git directory in a subfolder is treated as a repository root, so the folder-trust prompt reappears inside a trusted repo#104937
Oct 5, 2026Worktree guard fences all of /tmp when /tmp holds any .git entry (empty dir accepted as a repo root; resumed background sessions anchor under /tmp)#99567