Claude Opus 5.5 wipes user's entire home directory under auto-permissions

Developer Pawel Huryn reports that Claude Opus 5.5 deleted his entire home directory under auto-permission mode, wiping /.codex and /.claude configs; backups saved his key data, and the incident is reigniting warnings about autonomous agent permissions.

2026-09-30 ~ 2026-09-30 · 4 related posts

• Claude Opus 5.5 wiped a user's entire home directory, renewing auto-permission fears — PawelHuryn · 2026-09-30
• Opus 5.5 with auto permissions deleted a user's entire $home directory — PawelHuryn · 2026-09-30

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