clear-cache

Clear Permission Cache

Clear the cached LLM permission decisions stored at ~/.claude/permission-hook/cache/approval_cache.json.

When to Use

• After changing the system prompt or local override rules (cached decisions were made with the old prompt)
• When experiencing inconsistent permission behavior
• After updating the default deny patterns
• To force all ambiguous commands through fresh LLM evaluation

Workflow

Step 1: Show Cache Stats

Read ~/.claude/permission-hook/cache/approval_cache.json and report:

• Number of cached entries
• Age of oldest entry

Step 2: Clear

Write an empty object {} to the cache file.

Step 3: Confirm

Report how many entries were cleared. Note that pattern-matched instant decisions (fast allow and deny) are unaffected — only cached LLM evaluations are cleared, forcing fresh LLM queries for ambiguous commands.