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claude-code-root-hook

Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.

License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars

Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal — by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the password for a sliding ~1h window.

Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog (no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.

Pick your OS

folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog

Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in ~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.

# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh

See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security notes, and uninstall.

Security in one line

This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.

Keywords

Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" · sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog · AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux · Ubuntu.

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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
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Run sudo from Claude Code without a terminal: a PreToolUse hook that authenticates sudo via a graphical askpass prompt (macOS osascript + Linux zenity/sudo-rs) with a sliding password cache.
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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
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Run sudo from Claude Code without a terminal: a PreToolUse hook that authenticates sudo via a graphical askpass prompt (macOS osascript + Linux zenity/sudo-rs) with a sliding password cache.
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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
About
Run sudo from Claude Code without a terminal: a PreToolUse hook that authenticates sudo via a graphical askpass prompt (macOS osascript + Linux zenity/sudo-rs) with a sliding password cache.
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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Universal Dark Mode - works on any site\n(function() {\n var enabled = true;\n \n function applyDarkMode() {\n if (!enabled) return;\n \n // Create style element if it doesn't exist\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (!style) {\n style = document.createElement('style');\n style.id = 'universal-dark-mode-style';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n }\n \n // Dark mode CSS - inverts colors but preserves images/video\n style.textContent = '\n /* Invert everything except media */\n html {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #1a1a2e !important;\n }\n \n /* Restore images, videos, iframes, canvas */\n img, video, iframe, canvas, svg, picture, [style*=\"background-image\"] {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n }\n \n /* Preserve specific elements that should not be inverted */\n .no-dark-mode, .no-dark-mode *,\n [data-theme=\"light\"], [data-theme=\"light\"],\n .ace_editor, .ace_editor *,\n .CodeMirror, .CodeMirror *,\n .monaco-editor, .monaco-editor *,\n .markdown-body pre, .markdown-body pre *,\n .highlight, .highlight *,\n pre code, pre code * {\n filter: none !important;\n }\n \n /* Fix common UI elements */\n .modal, .popup, .dropdown-menu, .tooltip, .popover {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #2d2d44 !important;\n border-color: #444 !important;\n }\n \n /* Scrollbars */\n ::-webkit-scrollbar { background: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: #444 !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: #555 !important; }\n \n /* Selection */\n ::selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-moz-selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ';\n }\n \n function removeDarkMode() {\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (style) style.remove();\n }\n \n // Toggle with Alt+Shift+D\n document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {\n if (e.altKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'D') {\n e.preventDefault();\n enabled = !enabled;\n if (enabled) {\n applyDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Enabled');\n } else {\n removeDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Disabled');\n }\n }\n });\n \n // Apply on load\n applyDarkMode();\n \n // Re-apply on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n if (enabled && !document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style')) {\n applyDarkMode();\n }\n });\n observer.observe(document.head, { childList: true });\n \n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Loaded - Press Alt+Shift+D to toggle');\n})();", "Universal Dark Mode");
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Universal Dark Mode]', __e); }
})();
})();

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claude-code-root-hook
Run sudo from Claude Code even though its Bash tool has no terminal.
License: MITPlatform: macOS | LinuxShell: sh / bashClaude Code: PreToolUse hookGitHub stars
Let Claude Code run sudo commands even though its shell has no terminal —
by authenticating sudo through a graphical askpass helper and caching the
password for a sliding ~1h window.
Claude Code runs Bash tool commands with no controlling tty, so plain
sudo fails with a terminal is required to authenticate. A PreToolUse hook
rewrites sudo … → SUDO_ASKPASS=… sudo -A … so sudo prompts via a GUI dialog
(no tty needed), and a tiny cache means you're only asked once in a while.
Pick your OS
folderplatformpassword dialog
linux/Linux / Ubuntu (incl. sudo-rs)zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass
macos/macOSnative osascript (AppleScript) dialog
Both install to the same place (~/.claude/hooks/ + a PreToolUse hook in
~/.claude/settings.json) — a given machine uses one or the other.
# Linuxcd linux && ./install.sh
# macOScd macos && ./install.sh
See the per‑OS README for requirements, verification, configuration, security
notes, and uninstall.
Security in one line
This grants Claude Code the ability to obtain root via your password for the
cache window. The secret is stored user‑only and time‑limited — on macOS in the
login Keychain (encrypted, deleted after the idle window by a launchd
reaper); on Linux in a 0600 tmpfs file. That's the point — make sure it
matches your intent. ./uninstall.sh revokes it.
Keywords
Claude Code · Anthropic Claude · sudo · SUDO_ASKPASS · askpass · PreToolUse
hook · updatedInput · no tty / "a terminal is required to authenticate" ·
sudo-rs · zenity / kdialog / ssh-askpass · macOS osascript password dialog ·
AI agent · LLM agent · CLI · developer tools · automation · macOS · Linux ·
Ubuntu.
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Run sudo from Claude Code without a terminal: a PreToolUse hook that authenticates sudo via a graphical askpass prompt (macOS osascript + Linux zenity/sudo-rs) with a sliding password cache.
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agentic-aiai-agentsanthropicaskpassautomationclaudeclaude-codeclideveloper-toolshookslinuxllmmacosshell-scriptsudosudo-rsubuntu
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