anthropics / anthropics/claude-code
[BUG] Windows - Write tool call incorrectly calls mkdir on Windows drive
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Description
### Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
### What's Wrong?
Write hello.txt prompt fails on Windows
### What Should Happen?
mkdir should not be called on Windows drive directly.
### Error Messages/Logs
```shell
● Write(hello.txt)
⎿ Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'I:\'
⎿ Loaded 2 skills from .claude\skills
```
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Mount a folder to drive I: in Windows 11.
2. Open Powershell and go to drive root I:
3. Open Claude Code v2.1.170 with 'CLAUDE_CODE_PERFORCE_MODE' to '1'
4. Ensure environment is
```
Primary working directory: I:\
Platform: Windows 11 Enterprise (10.0.26200)
Shell: Bash (Unix shell syntax)
Git repository: No
Model: Claude Haiku 4.5 (us.anthropic-claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0)
Knowledge cutoff: February 2025
```
5. Enter prompt: Write hello.txt
### Claude Model
Other
### Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
### Last Working Version
_No response_
### Claude Code Version
2.1.170
### Platform
Anthropic API
### Operating System
Windows
### Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
### Additional Information
_No response_
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Write tool call from the issue at the root of a mounted Windows I: drive, using the stated Claude Code and shell setup. Trace the Write tool's directory-creation path and verify that writing hello.txt does not attempt mkdir on I:\; repeat the reproduction to confirm the file is created successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, python
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100