Permission Tiers
TL;DR
The three levels of the Cowork permission model: (1) folder scoping — Claude can only access what you grant; (2) operation type — reads and writes happen freely but deletions require explicit approval; (3) Computer Use — accessing applications outside the VM requires separate per-application permissions.
Definition
The three levels of the Cowork permission model: (1) folder scoping — Claude can only access what you grant; (2) operation type — reads and writes happen freely but deletions require explicit approval; (3) Computer Use — accessing applications outside the VM requires separate per-application permissions.
Exam Context
Understanding all three tiers is essential. Many candidates only know about deletion protection and miss the distinction between in-VM operations and Computer Use permissions.