diff --git a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/shell.ts b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/shell.ts
index a5abb1d7cd4b..dcebf6b7a114 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/shell.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tool/plugin/shell.ts
@@ -130,15 +130,18 @@ export const Plugin = {
         }),
       )
       yield* access.authorizeExternal([target, ...directories], context)
-      if (parsed.commands.length > 0)
-        yield* permission.assert({
-          action: name,
-          resources: parsed.commands.map((command) => command.resource),
-          save: parsed.commands.map((command) => command.save),
-          sessionID: context.sessionID,
-          agent: context.agent,
-          source,
-        })
+      // A command the scanner finds no commands in still runs, so fall back to the raw
+      // invocation rather than skipping the check. A bare redirect is the clearest case:
+      // `> file` parses to zero commands but truncates the file when the shell runs it.
+      const scanned = parsed.commands.length > 0
+      yield* permission.assert({
+        action: name,
+        resources: scanned ? parsed.commands.map((command) => command.resource) : [invocation.command],
+        save: scanned ? parsed.commands.map((command) => command.save) : [invocation.command],
+        sessionID: context.sessionID,
+        agent: context.agent,
+        source,
+      })
       // Approval can outlive the directory, so validate immediately before spawning.
       const workdir = yield* Environment.typeFollowing(environment.files, target.absolute).pipe(
         Effect.catchTag("Environment.NotFound", () =>
diff --git a/packages/core/test/permission.test.ts b/packages/core/test/permission.test.ts
index 3690b39f1a20..9b62419c48ba 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/permission.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/permission.test.ts
@@ -707,3 +707,36 @@ describe("shell scanner permission impact", () => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+describe("permission.shell scanner gaps", () => {
+  for (const portable of [false, true]) {
+    for (const command of ["> victim.txt", ">> victim.txt"]) {
+      it.effect(`denies ${JSON.stringify(command)} the scanner finds no commands in (portable=${portable})`, () =>
+        Effect.gen(function* () {
+          // A bare redirect is valid POSIX and truncates or creates the file, but both
+          // scanners report zero commands for it. Falling back to the raw invocation keeps
+          // it inside the permission check instead of running unchecked.
+          const parsed = yield* ShellParse.scan(command, "/bin/bash", "/project", { portable })
+          expect(parsed.commands.length).toBe(0)
+
+          yield* setup([{ action: "*", resource: "*", effect: "deny" }])
+          const service = yield* Permission.Service
+          const scanned = parsed.commands.length > 0
+          const result = yield* service.ask(
+            assertion({
+              action: "shell",
+              resources: scanned ? parsed.commands.map((entry) => entry.resource) : [command],
+              save: scanned ? parsed.commands.map((entry) => entry.save) : [command],
+            }),
+          )
+          expect(result.effect).toBe("deny")
+
+          // Without that fallback the resource list is empty, and an empty list evaluates
+          // to allow under a deny-all ruleset - the fail-open this guards against.
+          const empty = yield* service.ask(assertion({ action: "shell", resources: [], save: [] }))
+          expect(empty.effect).toBe("allow")
+        }),
+      )
+    }
+  }
+})