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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Configuring deny-read (unreadable) glob patterns in a permission profile\nSteps:\n1. Rewrite the pattern with a non-root directory prefix\n2. Narrow the glob to reduce matches\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"e6f662fc-8ea0-40f9-8c9a-f866bff00363","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Anchor the glob under a specific directory (e.g. './secrets/**/*.pem') and keep matches under 8192.\n\nOption: Anchor the glob under a specific directory (e.g. './secrets/**/*.pem') and keep matches under 8192. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Configuring deny-read (unreadable) glob patterns in a permission profile\nSteps:\n1. Rewrite the pattern with a non-root directory prefix\n2. 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