# Postman installer may auto-approve Codex and Claude Code hooks without user consent

Digest AI · Marketing & Small Business · published 2026-11-04T19:50:00Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/postman-installer-may-auto-approve-codex-and-claude-code-hooks-without

## Summary

Postman’s desktop installer is designed to automatically approve hooks for Codex and Claude Code plugins, according to the company’s own source code and documentation. Reports from October and November 2026 describe users finding approval records in their AI tools after updating Postman, but whether this happened in every case remains unclear. The hooks themselves output text instructions for the AI to read at startup, but the official documentation for Codex and Claude Code requires manual user approval before hooks run—unless the installer bypasses that step.

## Key points

- Postman’s installer writes approval records for Codex and Claude Code hooks automatically during installation, per its source code and documentation
- User reports confirm approval records exist in some cases, but not all, and no evidence of data exfiltration has been found
- Postman’s official documentation acknowledges the behavior but does not confirm whether fixes have been applied

## Why it matters

This raises concerns about how AI tools handle user consent for plugin approvals, especially when installers bypass manual review. Organizations distributing AI tools should verify whether their installation mechanisms respect user consent and approval processes.

## Sources

1. [Why does Postman's installer write AI approvals on your behalf? — Steps to verify with Codex and Claude Code on your machine](https://note.com/consuloji_ch/n/nd7a78a69abca?hl=en) (note.com, 2026-11-04)

Part of the developing story: [AI Coding Hooks and Silent Consent](https://digestai.news/thread/claude-code-hooks-enforce-commands-at-key-project-moments) (2 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Postman installer may auto-approve Codex and Claude Code hooks without user consent", 4 November 2026, https://digestai.news/story/postman-installer-may-auto-approve-codex-and-claude-code-hooks-without

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