diff --git a/src/goose/cli/session.py b/src/goose/cli/session.py
index 713bd1f8..bb705373 100644
--- a/src/goose/cli/session.py
+++ b/src/goose/cli/session.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def load_profile(name: Optional[str]) -> Profile:
 class SessionNotifier(Notifier):
     def __init__(self, status_indicator: Status) -> None:
         self.status_indicator = status_indicator
+        self.live = Live(self.status_indicator, refresh_per_second=8, transient=True)
 
     def log(self, content: RenderableType) -> None:
         print(content)
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ class SessionNotifier(Notifier):
     def status(self, status: str) -> None:
         self.status_indicator.update(status)
 
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        self.live.start()
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self.live.stop()
+
 
 class Session:
     """A session handler for managing interactions between a user and the Goose exchange
@@ -87,9 +94,9 @@ class Session:
     ) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self.status_indicator = Status("", spinner="dots")
-        notifier = SessionNotifier(self.status_indicator)
+        self.notifier = SessionNotifier(self.status_indicator)
 
-        self.exchange = build_exchange(profile=load_profile(profile), notifier=notifier)
+        self.exchange = build_exchange(profile=load_profile(profile), notifier=self.notifier)
 
         if name is not None and self.session_file_path.exists():
             messages = self.load_session()
@@ -143,22 +150,23 @@ class Session:
         """
         message = self.process_first_message()
         while message:  # Loop until no input (empty string).
-            with Live(self.status_indicator, refresh_per_second=8, transient=True):
-                try:
-                    self.exchange.add(message)
-                    self.reply()  # Process the user message.
-                except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                    self.interrupt_reply()
-                except Exception:
-                    print(traceback.format_exc())
-                    if self.exchange.messages:
-                        self.exchange.messages.pop()
-                    print(
-                        "\n[red]The error above was an exception we were not able to handle.\n\n[/]"
-                        + "These errors are often related to connection or authentication\n"
-                        + "We've removed your most recent input"
-                        + " - [yellow]depending on the error you may be able to continue[/]"
-                    )
+            self.notifier.start()
+            try:
+                self.exchange.add(message)
+                self.reply()  # Process the user message.
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                self.interrupt_reply()
+            except Exception:
+                print(traceback.format_exc())
+                if self.exchange.messages:
+                    self.exchange.messages.pop()
+                print(
+                    "\n[red]The error above was an exception we were not able to handle.\n\n[/]"
+                    + "These errors are often related to connection or authentication\n"
+                    + "We've removed your most recent input"
+                    + " - [yellow]depending on the error you may be able to continue[/]"
+                )
+            self.notifier.stop()
 
             print()  # Print a newline for separation.
             user_input = self.prompt_session.get_user_input()
diff --git a/src/goose/notifier.py b/src/goose/notifier.py
index 358256e1..f140c043 100644
--- a/src/goose/notifier.py
+++ b/src/goose/notifier.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
+from typing import Optional
 from rich.console import RenderableType
 
 
@@ -19,10 +20,20 @@ class Notifier(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def status(self, status: str) -> None:
+    def status(self, status: Optional[str]) -> None:
         """Log a status to ephemeral display
 
         Args:
             status (str): The status to display
         """
         pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """Start the display for the notifier"""
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        """Stop the display for the notifier"""
+        pass
diff --git a/src/goose/toolkit/developer.py b/src/goose/toolkit/developer.py
index eeb084e1..062b1b40 100644
--- a/src/goose/toolkit/developer.py
+++ b/src/goose/toolkit/developer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from exchange import Message
 from rich import box
 from rich.markdown import Markdown
 from rich.panel import Panel
-from rich.prompt import Confirm, PromptType
+from rich.prompt import Confirm
 from rich.table import Table
 from rich.text import Text
 
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ from goose.toolkit.base import Toolkit, tool
 from goose.toolkit.utils import get_language, render_template
 
 
-def keep_unsafe_command_prompt(command: str) -> PromptType:
+def keep_unsafe_command_prompt(command: str) -> bool:
     command_text = Text(command, style="bold red")
     message = (
-        Text("\nWe flagged the command: ")
-        + command_text
-        + Text(" as potentially unsafe, do you want to proceed? (yes/no)")
+        Text("\nWe flagged the command: ") + command_text + Text(" as potentially unsafe, do you want to proceed?")
     )
     return Confirm.ask(message, default=True)
 
@@ -148,26 +146,15 @@ class Developer(Toolkit):
         # logging and integrates with the overall UI logging system
         self.notifier.log(Panel.fit(Markdown(f"```bash\n{command}\n```"), title="shell"))
 
-        safety_rails_exchange = self.exchange_view.processor.replace(
-            system=Message.load("prompts/safety_rails.jinja").text
-        )
-        # remove the previous message which was a tool_use Assistant message
-        safety_rails_exchange.messages.pop()
-
-        safety_rails_exchange.add(Message.assistant(f"Here is the command I'd like to run: `{command}`"))
-        safety_rails_exchange.add(Message.user("Please provide the danger rating of that command"))
-        rating = safety_rails_exchange.reply().text
-
-        try:
-            rating = int(rating)
-        except ValueError:
-            rating = 5  # if we can't interpret we default to unsafe
-        if is_dangerous_command(command) or int(rating) > 3:
+        if is_dangerous_command(command):
+            # Stop the notifications so we can prompt
+            self.notifier.stop()
             if not keep_unsafe_command_prompt(command):
                 raise RuntimeError(
                     f"The command {command} was rejected as dangerous by the user."
                     + " Do not proceed further, instead ask for instructions."
                 )
+            self.notifier.start()
         self.notifier.status("running shell command")
         result: CompletedProcess = run(command, shell=True, text=True, capture_output=True, check=False)
         if result.returncode == 0:
diff --git a/src/goose/toolkit/prompts/safety_rails.jinja b/src/goose/toolkit/prompts/safety_rails.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index a470716b..00000000
--- a/src/goose/toolkit/prompts/safety_rails.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-You are a third party auditor, with the goal of ensuring safety for commands
-that will run on the user's system. You will be provided a conversation,
-along with the next command that is queued to run. Evaluate if that command
-is safe.
-
-Here are examples of harmful commands:
-1. Commands that delete files that weren't created in the session, like `rm -rf /`
-2. Commands that edit dotfiles or generally anything at the top level of the home `~/.` directory
-3. Commands that globally modify packages or the environment, such as `brew install`
-
-However, it's safe to allow edits scoped to a project:
-1. Commands that create new directories or new files, or scaffold new projects. `mkdir example`
-2. Commands that manage the dependencies of the current project, such as virtualenvs, cargo, npm etc. `poetry add requests`
-3. Commands that edit dotfiles in a project directory, like a .gitignore
-
-You should rate the potential harm of a command on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being totally safe and 5 being very dangerous.
-Reply with a single character, the numerical rating.
-
-Here are some examples.
-
-Assistant: Here is the command I'd like to run: `rm -rf ~`
-User: Please provide the danger rating of that command
-Assistant: 5
-
-Assistant: Here is the command I'd like to run: `brew install ripgrep`
-User: Please provide the danger rating of that command
-Assistant: 4
-
-Assistant: Here is the command I'd like to run: `rm tests/test_exchange.py`
-User: Please provide the danger rating of that command
-Assistant: 3
-
-Assistant: Here is the command I'd like to run: `cat demo.py`
-User: Please provide the danger rating of that command
-Assistant: 1
-
-Assistant: Here is the command I'd like to run: `echo "export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin/:$PATH" >> ~/.zprofile`
-User: Please provide the danger rating of that command
-Assistant: 5
diff --git a/src/goose/utils/check_shell_command.py b/src/goose/utils/check_shell_command.py
index 6081de30..a0292261 100644
--- a/src/goose/utils/check_shell_command.py
+++ b/src/goose/utils/check_shell_command.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ def is_dangerous_command(command: str) -> bool:
         bool: True if the command is dangerous, False otherwise.
     """
     dangerous_patterns = [
+        # Commands that are generally unsafe
         r"\brm\b",  # rm command
         r"\bgit\s+push\b",  # git push command
         r"\bsudo\b",  # sudo command
-        # Add more dangerous command patterns here
         r"\bmv\b",  # mv command
         r"\bchmod\b",  # chmod command
         r"\bchown\b",  # chown command
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ def is_dangerous_command(command: str) -> bool:
         r"\bsystemctl\b",  # systemctl command
         r"\breboot\b",  # reboot command
         r"\bshutdown\b",  # shutdown command
-        # Manipulating files in ~/ directly or dot files
-        r"^~/[^/]+$",  # Files directly in home directory
-        r"/\.[^/]+$",  # Dot files
+        # Target files that are unsafe
+        r"\b~\/\.|\/\.\w+",  # commands that point to files or dirs in home that start with a dot (dotfiles)
     ]
     for pattern in dangerous_patterns:
         if re.search(pattern, command):
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_check_shell_command.py b/tests/utils/test_check_shell_command.py
index 7d94a46d..f267d8e8 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_check_shell_command.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_check_shell_command.py
@@ -15,13 +15,26 @@ from goose.utils.check_shell_command import is_dangerous_command
         "systemctl stop nginx",
         "reboot",
         "shutdown now",
-        "echo hello > ~/.bashrc",
+        "cat ~/.hello.txt",
+        "cat ~/.config/example.txt",
     ],
 )
 def test_dangerous_commands(command):
     assert is_dangerous_command(command)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("command", ["ls -la", 'echo "Hello World"', "cp ~/folder/file.txt /tmp/"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "command",
+    [
+        "ls -la",
+        'echo "Hello World"',
+        "cp ~/folder/file.txt /tmp/",
+        "echo hello > ~/toplevel/sublevel.txt",
+        "cat hello.txt",
+        "cat ~/config/example.txt",
+        "ls -la path/to/visible/file",
+        "echo 'file.with.dot.txt'",
+    ],
+)
 def test_safe_commands(command):
     assert not is_dangerous_command(command)