Claude Code Deny Rule Bypassed by Bash to Read .env

On 2026-10-05, a DEV Community author reported that they had configured a Read(./.env) deny rule for Claude Code, but after Read was denied, Claude switched to Bash and ran grep DATABASE_URL .env, printing the production connection string into the conversation. The report shows that deny rules based on the Read tool only block the file-reading tool itself and do not cover the Bash path, so .env contents can still be read out. Another post the same day offered configuration advice: .claudeignore has no effect on Claude Code, and the official docs say to use Read deny rules instead, denying Read(.env), Read(.env.*), and Read(./secrets/**) in .claude/settings.json, then confirming they are loaded with /status. So far the reports do not mention a response or fix from Anthropic.

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