Original Reddit post

I’m using Claude Code desktop version on a Mac, and need a straight answer. Is there really no way to just allow Claude permissions to read/write whatever it needs, but ONLY if it’s within the working directory? I’m not a particularly technical user, and am learning all this from a standing start a month ago. I just need ‘a button’. If there really is no way, why is this not an issue with the others I’ve used, Gemini and Codex? submitted by /u/Unlikely_Read3437

Originally posted by u/Unlikely_Read3437 on r/ClaudeCode