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Recommended action: Rewrite so the rule ends at its closing parenthesis, e.g. Bash(ls *); leave inner parens unescaped.
Option: Rewrite so the rule ends at its closing parenthesis, e.g. Bash(ls *); leave inner parens unescaped. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Loading settings with malformed Tool(content) rules
Steps:
1. Fix the rule in the listed settings file, e.g. Bash(ls *)
2. Don't escape inner parens: Edit(./Finance (2024)/**) is valid
3. Check claude doctor
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
cf62e784-4a44-4c15-99f1-96a80ad429b2
Proposed action
Recommended action: Rewrite so the rule ends at its closing parenthesis, e.g. Bash(ls *); leave inner parens unescaped.
Option: Rewrite so the rule ends at its closing parenthesis, e.g. Bash(ls *); leave inner parens unescaped. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Loading settings with malformed Tool(content) rules
Steps:
1. Fix the rule in the listed settings file, e.g. Bash(ls *)
2. Don't escape inner parens: Edit(./Finance (2024)/**) is valid
3. Check claude doctor
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Applicability
Applicability is not yet established (unknown)
Limitations
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Success criteria
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Risk notes
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Lifecycle
active
Reported outcomes
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