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Stop Claude Code from reading your .env with three deny rules

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An agent that can read any file in your repo can also read .env , and whatever it reads can end up in a prompt, a log, or a commit message. You don't need to trust it to behave. You can just say no in settings.json . The rules Put this in .claude/settings.json at the repo root so it applies to ever…

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  1. 2026-10-21 01:07 · DEV Community — AI
    Stop Claude Code from reading your .env with three deny rules

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