# Claude Code denyInsteadOfPrompting: runs that don't stall > Claude Code 2.1.319 adds permissions.denyInsteadOfPrompting: a tool call that would wait on a permission prompt is denied and the turn carries on. Source: https://shuriken.sh/blog/claude-code-deny-instead-of-prompting Claude Code 2.1.319 adds permissions.denyInsteadOfPrompting: a tool call that would wait on a permission prompt is denied and the turn carries on. [Story](https://shuriken.sh/blog) By Shuriken Updated 7 November 2026 2 min read **Contents** Claude Code 2.1.319, released on 6 November 2026, adds a setting called permissions.denyInsteadOfPrompting. The [changelog](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.319) says that with it, "a tool call that would wait on a permission prompt is denied and the turn continues, in terminal sessions, subagents and teammates". A run you left alone no longer sits on one question until you come back. ## What denyInsteadOfPrompting changes # Until now an unattended Claude Code session had two ways to go when it reached a command it wasn't allowed to run. It waited on the prompt, or you had given it a mode that asks less, up to bypassPermissions. The first costs you the night. The second is the mode Anthropic says to use only in isolated environments, and our [guide to skipping permissions safely](https://shuriken.sh/guides/skip-permissions-safely) explains why. This setting is a third way. Your allow and deny rules stay as they are. A call that would have needed your answer is refused instead, and the turn goes on without it. You read in the morning what it was not allowed to do, instead of finding it stopped at 01:00 on the first npm install. Two notes on what we could check. When we read the [settings reference](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings-reference) on 7 November 2026 it didn't list the key yet, so the changelog line is all Anthropic has published about it. And it covers subagents and agent teammates too, not only the session you started. ## Two more changes for long runs # MCP tasks. Some MCP servers run a long job, an export or a build, as a task of their own. Since 2.1.319 Claude Code moves such a call to the background at once and tells Claude the result when it finishes ([MCP docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp)). Set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MCP_TASK_BACKGROUND to make it wait inside the tool call as before. Background commands and /tasks are covered in [Claude Code background tasks](https://shuriken.sh/guides/claude-code-background-tasks); 2.1.319 also adds an "Earlier in this session" row to /tasks that lists finished subagents, so you can reopen one and message it after a restart. Sign-ins that run out. 2.1.318 (4 November) prints loginExpiresAt in claude auth status and credential_expires_at in claude -p JSON results, and claude -p text output warns on stderr from 10 days before a stored claude.ai sign-in ends ([2.1.318 notes](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.318)). If you script overnight jobs, that is a field to check before you start one. The rest of the overnight checklist (staying awake, surviving a closed terminal, usage limits) is in [running Claude Code overnight](https://shuriken.sh/guides/run-claude-code-overnight). Shuriken's Heroin mode keeps the computers you pick awake while your agents run. [Try Shuriken](https://shuriken.sh/) ## Where Shuriken fits # Shuriken runs Claude Code in its chats, so a permission question there doesn't wait in a terminal. The chat turns to Needs you, and you can answer it from [your phone](https://shuriken.sh/features/phone). That covers the nights you want to be asked. For the nights you don't, denyInsteadOfPrompting is now the setting to read about. 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It applies in terminal sessions, subagents and teammates. **Is it in the Claude Code settings reference?** Not when we read the reference on 7 November 2026. The 2.1.319 changelog is the only Anthropic page that describes it so far, and it doesn't show an example value. **How do I see when my Claude Code sign-in ends?** From 2.1.318, claude auth status shows loginExpiresAt, and claude -p JSON results carry credential_expires_at. claude -p text output also warns on stderr from 10 days before a stored claude.ai sign-in ends. **What are MCP tasks in Claude Code?** Long jobs an MCP server runs itself. Since 2.1.319 the terminal moves such a call to the background right away and tells Claude the result when it finishes. CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MCP_TASK_BACKGROUND makes it wait instead. Heroin mode Close the lid. Your agents keep working. Pick which of your computers stay awake while agents work. On a Mac that holds with the lid closed, and on Windows and Linux where the laptop allows it. [Try Shuriken](https://shuriken.sh/) [How it works](https://shuriken.sh/features/heroin-mode) ## Keep reading - [Yes, it's called Heroin mode: Story 27 Oct 2026 3 min read Heroin mode keeps your Mac awake with the lid closed, so your coding agents keep working. Why it has that name, how it works, and the honest warnings.](https://shuriken.sh/blog/heroin-mode-yes-really) - [Shuriken on Linux: AppImage, .deb, x64 and Arm: Update 29 Oct 2026 3 min read A desktop app for Claude Code, Codex and 65 more agents on Linux: AppImage or .deb, x64 or Arm, ChromeOS too, plus a headless server mode.](https://shuriken.sh/blog/shuriken-on-linux) - [Keep awake only while agents work: Update 27 Oct 2026 3 min read Keep your computer awake while an agent, the queue or a workflow runs, then let it sleep. Shuriken's two settings: While working and Always.](https://shuriken.sh/blog/keep-awake-while-working) - [Shuriken on Windows 10 and 11: Update 27 Oct 2026 3 min read Run Claude Code, Codex and 65 more coding agents in parallel on Windows 10 and 11. Installer or .zip, x64, with signed updates.](https://shuriken.sh/blog/shuriken-on-windows) - [Keep-awake apps for coding agents compared: Comparison 27 Oct 2026 7 min read Keep-awake apps for coding agents: caffeinate and KeepingYouAwake hold an open MacBook; pmset, Amphetamine and Heroin mode also hold a closed lid.](https://shuriken.sh/compare/amphetamine-alternatives-for-coding-agents) - [Keep Claude Code running with the MacBook lid closed: Guide 27 Oct 2026 5 min read caffeinate doesn't survive closing a MacBook's lid. pmset disablesleep does, if you remember to undo it. The free options, the risks, and a one-switch way.](https://shuriken.sh/guides/keep-claude-code-running-lid-closed) - [Claude break reminders: take the break, keep the agents: Story 6 Nov 2026 3 min read Claude's break reminders sit in Settings › Wellbeing and nudge you after a daily amount of time. Take the break; your coding agents can keep working.](https://shuriken.sh/blog/claude-break-reminders) ## Free tools - [Claude limit reset tracker](https://shuriken.sh/tools/limit-resets/claude) - [Codex limit reset tracker](https://shuriken.sh/tools/limit-resets/codex)