bypassPermissions
The mode in which Claude does anything without asking anymore. Dangerous: it’s used only in an isolated container, with no important data.
How it appears in the course
Use bypassPermissions (the “no questions at all” mode) only in a throwaway container, with no secrets. A container is like an isolated room, which you throw away after use.
You use bypassPermissions (the “no questions at all” mode) only in a container: an “isolated room” with no access to secrets.
A devcontainer is a container ready-configured for development, started straight from the code editor. It’s the right place for bypassPermissions.
Where you learn it
In module 03 · Permissions: what Claude may do, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.
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