claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix claude-code-guide agent cannot use WebSearch despite being configured to [1 participants]

Bug

The built-in claude-code-guide agent is configured with permissionMode: 'dontAsk', but its tool list includes WebSearch and its system prompt explicitly instructs it to use WebSearch as a fallback:

1. Use WebSearch if docs don't cover the topic

This combination guarantees WebSearch will always be denied:

1. claude-code-guide defines permissionMode: 'dontAsk'
2. WebSearch.checkPermissions() returns { behavior: 'passthrough' }
3. The permission pipeline converts passthrough → ask
4. dontAsk mode converts ask → deny

Meanwhile, WebFetch works fine because preapproved hosts (like code.claude.com) return { behavior: 'allow' } directly, bypassing the dontAsk conversion entirely.

How to reproduce

1. Ask Claude Code a question that triggers the claude-code-guide subagent
2. Ask something the docs don't cover, so the agent tries WebSearch
3. WebSearch is denied with: "Permission to use WebSearch has been denied because Claude Code is running in don't ask mode."

Expected behavior

Either:

• The agent's permissionMode should allow WebSearch (e.g. add a permission rule for it), or
• WebSearch should be removed from the agent's tool list and system prompt if it's intentionally disallowed

Versions

• Claude Code VS Code extension 2.1.100

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Bug found by reading the leaked source code. Consider publishing it officially — it would make debugging (and bug reports) a lot easier.