Claude Code's macOS install creates a permission prompt that's indistinguishable from malware UX. Easy fix on Anthropic's side
4d ago
I genuinely almost slammed Cmd-Q and ran a malware scan when this popped up. Lowercase `claude` binary, generic hand icon, no developer attribution, asking for cross-app data access.
Turns out it's legit. It's the CLI hitting macOS TCC. But the reason it looks like this is straight up bad packaging.
1. Please, set a proper bundle identifier so TCC can group it under "Claude Code by Anthropic, Inc."
2. Use the brand icon everywhere so it visually matches Claude.app.
[u/anthropic](https://www.reddit.com/user/anthropic/) if you're around - please fix this
it ships as a Node binary via npm - no `.app`, no bundle ID, no signed identity - so TCC has nothing to attribute it to? Every install spawns another anonymous entry.
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