Windows: directory trust prompt repeats every session, never persists

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Bug Description

On Windows, Claude Code asks "Do you trust this directory?" every single time it starts, even after the user selects "Yes". The trust choice is never persisted between sessions.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open PowerShell on Windows (defaults to home directory C:\Users\<username>)
2. Run claude
3. Get prompted to trust the directory — select Yes
4. Exit Claude Code
5. Run claude again
6. Get prompted to trust the directory again

This repeats indefinitely. The trust selection is never saved.

Expected Behavior

After trusting a directory once, Claude Code should remember that choice and not ask again on subsequent launches.

Why This Matters

On Windows, every new PowerShell/terminal session starts in the user's home directory (C:\Users\<username>). This is the default workflow for virtually every Windows user. Being asked to trust the directory on every single launch makes the experience feel broken and is a significant friction point.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11 (MSYS_NT-10.0-26200)
• Shell: PowerShell (Claude Code uses bash/MSYS internally)
• Working directory: C:\Users\<username> (home directory, not a git repo)
• Claude Code: Latest (native installer)

Additional Context

• No trusted_directories.json or similar file is created in ~/.claude/
• The settings.json schema has no trustedDirectories field, so there appears to be no mechanism to persist this setting
• The home directory is not a git repository, which may be related to why trust isn't persisted

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Trust prompt appears on every launch despite selecting "Yes, proceed" #9256
2. Workspace trust prompt appears repeatedly - settings not persisting #21283
3. Trusted directory state lost after WSL2/system reboot — stored in /tmp #27740

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This issue has been automatically closed as a duplicate of #9256.

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