Startup hangs on Read rule paths

“When that open waits on macOS, startup doesn't finish.”

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Startup hangs in open() on denied Read rule paths on macOS. Claude Code opens the folder named in a Read(...) rule during start-up and waits on a macOS consent request with no timeout or log.

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Where: permission rules
Versions: 2.1.289 to 2.1.305
Platforms: macOS
How bad: Stops work: a core feature can't be used.

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Original reports2, newest first

Oct 21, 2026macOS: startup can block with no timeout on a folder named in a Read deny rule or sandbox denyRead#103914
Oct 5, 2026Start-up hangs forever (main thread in open()) when a permission rule's path resolves to a TCC-protected location and the process lacks access#99653

Startup hangs on Read rule paths

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Is this your bug?

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Original reports2, newest first

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