The Bug That Silences Claude After Permissions

You’ve hit a wall - no response, just a cold ‘Interrupted’ message - after telling Claude to ‘Yes, always for this project’ or skipping permissions with --dangerously-skip-permissions. It’s not a bug in the code, but a stubborn session state that breaks communication. Here is the deal: permission prompts halt everything, no matter how simple the next command.

Claude functions normally before permission denial - executing bash scripts, parsing prompts, and responding - until that moment. Then, like a bucket brigade cutting off the flow, the session freezes. This isn’t a known issue in open logs, but it’s surfaced in real use: testers reported losing progress after granting overly broad access.

Psychologically, it’s a quiet erosion of trust - users expect continuity. Socially, this mirrors modern friction in digital permissions: always say yes, always trust, but what happens when the system locks down? The emotional cost? Frustration, wasted time, and lost momentum.

Here’s the hard truth: Claude doesn’t break - it stops. There’s no ‘reset’ or ‘continue’ after that prompt. The only safe fix? Drop the terminal and restart. No partial recovery. That’s the current reality, not a feature.

Is this regression? Yes. But it’s a symptom, not a flaw. Should we fix it? Not with a patch - rethink how permission context breaks the flow. Until then, expect the interruption. How will you protect your workflow when trust turns into silence?