When Claude Code is denied permission to execute commands (e.g., npm install),
Ralph now detects this from the permission_denials array in the JSON output
and halts the loop immediately with clear guidance for the user.
Changes:
- Add permission denial detection to parse_json_response() in response_analyzer.sh
- Extract permission_denials array from Claude Code JSON output
- Track has_permission_denials, permission_denial_count, denied_commands
- Add analyze_response() support for permission denial fields
- Add permission denial exit condition to should_exit_gracefully() in ralph_loop.sh
- Permission denial takes highest priority among exit conditions
- Display helpful guidance for updating ALLOWED_TOOLS in .ralphrc
- Update circuit breaker with CB_PERMISSION_DENIAL_THRESHOLD=2
- Track consecutive_permission_denials in state file
- Open circuit after 2 consecutive loops with permission denials
- Add 11 new TDD tests (6 in test_json_parsing.bats, 5 in test_exit_detection.bats)
- Update documentation in CLAUDE.md and README.md
Test count: 452 (up from 452 - added 11 new tests)
Fixes#101
Co-authored-by: Test User <test@example.com>
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