Claude Code adds env var to skip file-deletion guardrails

Anthropic's Claude Code v2.1.311 supports the CLAUDE_CODE_EVEN_MORE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS environment variable, which lets the agent run rm and rmdir without approval. Those commands were previously blocked even in bypassPermissions mode.

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Claude Code adds env var to skip file-deletion guardrails

CLAUDE_CODE_EVEN_MORE_DANGEROUSLY_SKIP_PERMISSIONS=1 removes the last block on rm and rmdir
The change shipped in Claude Code v2.1.311 and is absent from its changelog
bypassPermissions mode has existed since v1.0.18 on June 9, 2025
Anthropic staffer Daisy Hollman confirmed the variable is real, not a joke

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